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Foreign Office agency workers begin two-day walkout in fight for union recognition

AGENCY workers at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) began a two-day walkout today in their fight for union recognition and against the changing of pay dates.

PCS members contracted by Interserve to clean the FCO’s Croydon offices began their strike in response to the company’s refusal to recognise PCS as a representative body.

The dispute also relates to the company’s imposition of payday changes from being weekly to monthly, which workers claim has seen some staff losing money.

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