UK strikes roll on as some 100,000 civil servants call for walkout

Some 100,000 UK civil servants announced plans to strike next month after health care and rail unions signaled they’re far from resolving their disputes with employers and the government, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration.
 

Workers for 124 government departments and agencies will walk out on Feb. 1, impacting a range of public services including driving tests, passport applications and welfare payments, the Public and Commercial Services union said in a statement.

It will be the biggest civil service strike in years and signals a “significant escalation” of industrial action, the union said. PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka