Passport delivery will face 'significant disruption' for a 5 week period as summer nears. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced the "significant" escalation in industrial action and accused the Government of failing to engage in "meaningful" talks.
The union, which represents civil servants, said the action in England, Scotland and Wales will begin next month on April 3 and last until May 5. As reported by The Mirror, more than 1,000 staff working in Durham, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Newport, Peterborough and Southport will be involved in the action.
The PCS warned on Friday that the strike action is likely to have a "likely to have a significant impact on the delivery of passports as the summer approaches". Last year as coronavirus restrictions across the globe were lifted there was "unprecedented" demand on the Passport Office as people attempted to renew their documents.
