Strike effects will linger on
Published Date:
26 July 2008
By Mark Lewis
THE effects of a three-day strike by staff at the Passport Service in Peterborough will not be clear until workers return to their desks next week, the union said yesterday.
Staff at the passport processing centre, in Northminster,walked out on Wednesday in a national dispute over possible closures of regional offices and the introduction of individual work assessment.
Branch organiser for the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Carl Peppercorn said about 85 per cent of his 420-odd members were believed to have not crossed the picket line.
He said: “It’s been one of the biggest shows of support from members that I have seen in my 17 years here.
“We will have to get back to work to see the impact, but I know there was still a service at the public counters because people were still being seen.”
But another member of staff, who asked not to be named, claimed the majority of workers had remained at their posts as “people cannot simply afford to forego three days’ pay”.
A spokesman for the Identity and Passport Service said nationally, less than a third of staff had downed tools during the stoppage.
The full article contains 202 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
25 July 2008 6:35 PM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
