"More than 6,000 Metropolitan Police staff have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are involved in a row over payment of a London allowance. They will walk out after the were refused 1,250 in the allowance. PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said: "Our members in the Met Police have had enough of being treated like an afterthought.""
""Their almost 100% vote for strike action sends a strong message. "Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces and they will take action until they receive the same 1,250 allowance as their colleagues." Met Police officers are banned from taking strike action under the Police Act 1996, but this does not apply to the force's civilian staff."
More than 6,000 Metropolitan Police civilian staff have voted to strike in a pay dispute over a London allowance. The staff are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union and will walk out after being denied a £1,250 London allowance. PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said members feel treated as an afterthought and described the near-unanimous vote as a strong message. Heathcote said police staff will not tolerate second-class treatment and will take action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as colleagues. Police officers remain legally banned from striking under the Police Act 1996; the ban does not cover civilian staff.
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