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| A PCS member in protests outside the Houses of Parliament in 2016 | A PCS member in protests outside the Houses of Parliament in 2016 |
| Around 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike over pay and conditions, the Public and Commercial Services Union has announced. | Around 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike over pay and conditions, the Public and Commercial Services Union has announced. |
| The threshold for strike action was met in 126 areas, from border force officials to driving test examiners. | The threshold for strike action was met in 126 areas, from border force officials to driving test examiners. |
| The PCS is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms. | The PCS is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms. |
| Details will be announced on 18 November if there are no "substantial" government proposals, the PCS said. | Details will be announced on 18 November if there are no "substantial" government proposals, the PCS said. |
| In a statement, PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our members have spoken and if the government fails to listen to them, we'll have no option than to launch a prolonged programme of industrial action reaching into every corner of public life." | |
| The civil service helps develop and implement government policy, as well as providing services to people across the UK including running prisons, employment services and paying benefits and pensions. | |
| Mr Serwotka said that the pressure of the cost-of-living crisis, job cuts and office closures had meant workers had "reached the end of their tethers". | |
| The PCS is the latest union to vote for industrial action following months of disruption to several industries, including transport and the legal profession. | The PCS is the latest union to vote for industrial action following months of disruption to several industries, including transport and the legal profession. |
| The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) union also announced on Thursday that train drivers working for 12 British operators will go on strike on 26 November in an ongoing dispute over pay. | |
| The PCS, which represents workers employed by several British government departments, said an average of 86.2% of its balloted members voted for industrial action - the highest percentage vote in the union's history. | |
| It comes after government plans to reduces civil servant jobs by 91,000 and proposals to cut redundancy pay by an estimated 25.9%. | |
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