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| Coastguard staff stage walkout | Coastguard staff stage walkout |
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| Coastguard staff are staging a two-day walkout on Friday and Saturday. | Coastguard staff are staging a two-day walkout on Friday and Saturday. |
| The Public and Commercial Services union said up to 700 employees at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency across the UK are involved in the action. | The Public and Commercial Services union said up to 700 employees at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency across the UK are involved in the action. |
| They are complaining that pay rates are behind other emergency services. It is the second walk out in three months. | |
| The MCA have said they will continue to provide an emergency service to all beach, cliff and sea users. | The MCA have said they will continue to provide an emergency service to all beach, cliff and sea users. |
| The agency's chief executive, Peter Cardy, said they were committed to "maintaining the safety of life at sea". | The agency's chief executive, Peter Cardy, said they were committed to "maintaining the safety of life at sea". |
| "Plans are in place to provide cover, but I'm encouraging everybody working or playing on the sea or on the beach this weekend to take that bit of extra care, and to follow our safety advice," he said. | "Plans are in place to provide cover, but I'm encouraging everybody working or playing on the sea or on the beach this weekend to take that bit of extra care, and to follow our safety advice," he said. |