Many driving tests are expected to be cancelled as Nottinghamshire examiners hold strikes over pay and working conditions. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is one of a number of departments that voted to strike over December and January.
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which represents workers employed by Government, is calling for a 10% pay rise, in line with inflation, as well as improved pensions and redundancy terms. PCS members held a demonstration at a picket line near the test centre in Chilwell today (December 28).
Steve Battlemuch, head of campaigns for the PCS, said workers are facing a real-terms pay cut of 9% following a 2% pay offer. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “PCS members have been hammered on pay for 12 years.
