Border Force officers are balloting to strike over pay that could lead to lengthy queues at airports and ports over Christmas.
The ISU union representing 3,500 Border Force, immigration enforcement and visa officers is threatening industrial action in support of an 8% pay claim. The move comes shortly after they rejected a 3% offer from the Home Office.
Mark Gribbin, the ISU’s general secretary, said the union was considering a "longer period" of industrial action over the Christmas and New Year period. He added the strikes would also be targeted at Channel migrant work and border ports, which are key to the importation of Christmas goods and food supplies.
