The British Passport Office workers has commenced a
five-week strike amid the dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions.
Over 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services
union (PCS) at eight sites walked out, according to general secretary, Mark
Serwotka.
Serwotka said picket lines will be mounted outside the
offices in Glasgow, Durham, Liverpool, Southport, Peterborough, London, Belfast
and Newport in Wales.
The official accused ministers of treating its employees
differently to others in the public sector despite talks with health workers
and teachers.
The union has assured that those protesting will be
supported by a fund. A letter has been sent to the government calling for
negotiation.
A demonstration across the country is expected to be
attended by more than 130,000 civil servants on April 28.
The Home Office had announced that the passport office
already processed more than 2.7 million applications this year.
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