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| Civil servants strike called off | Civil servants strike called off |
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| A planned strike by more than 200,000 civil servants over pay has been suspended pending fresh talks. | |
| Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union were due to walk out for 24 hours on Monday. | |
| The action threatened disruption to jobcentres, benefit offices, driving test centres and coastguard sites. | The action threatened disruption to jobcentres, benefit offices, driving test centres and coastguard sites. |
| The union was planning to follow the stoppage with a rolling programme of strikes to hit different Whitehall departments and agencies. | The union was planning to follow the stoppage with a rolling programme of strikes to hit different Whitehall departments and agencies. |
| It said that the strike had been suspended for 28 days pending fresh talks aimed at resolving a series of disputes over pay. | It said that the strike had been suspended for 28 days pending fresh talks aimed at resolving a series of disputes over pay. |
| Civil servants voted last month for nationwide strikes in protest over the government's public sector pay policy. | Civil servants voted last month for nationwide strikes in protest over the government's public sector pay policy. |
| The PCS union, which represents 270,000 workers, said 54% of those taking part in the ballot backed industrial action. | The PCS union, which represents 270,000 workers, said 54% of those taking part in the ballot backed industrial action. |
| Its members are angry at a 2% cap on public sector pay. | Its members are angry at a 2% cap on public sector pay. |