The Prospect union says action on 7 June will not take place after government offered 'meaningful talks'.
Civil servants have paused planned strike action after the government offered to engage in "meaningful talks" over pay.The FDA union, which represents senior civil servants, has also suspended a ballot for industrial action which was due to start on Tuesday.Other workers including rail staff, nurses, junior doctors and teachers have also walked out this year, as wages struggle to keep up with rising prices.
Inflation - the rate at which prices rise - dipped slightly from above 10% to 8.7% in April but remains high.Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect union, which has more than 32,000 civil service members, "Throughout this dispute, we have made clear that our members should not be treated worse than other workers in the public sector and that they deserve a pay deal that recognises the cost-of-living crisis that began last year."
FDA general secretary Dave Penman said: "The decision to ballot for national industrial action over pay was taken by the FDA for the first time in 40 years.
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