Union says a ‘bewildering range of police functions is now being given to well-meaning amateurs’
Police and justice staff
A UNISON report published (launched on 16 March) reveals the damaging impact of government cuts to police scientific services – with 83 per cent of police staff surveyed saying scenes of crime officer jobs had been cut in forces in England and Wales. Sixty one per cent reported job losses among fingerprint experts.
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UNISON has today (Monday) decided to withdraw the industrial action in police forces planned for this Friday (23 January) and is to consult members on a revised pay offer put forward by the employers.
UNISON police staff members working in forces in England and Wales are set to strike for 24 hours unless a pay deal can be reached
A planned strike involving UNISON police staff set down for Monday 22 December has been suspended, pending further negotiations between the union and employers
UNISON police staff members working for forces in England and Wales will stage a 24-hour strike on 22 December over pay
These results send a clear message that after two years of pay freeze and last year’s below inflation pay rise, police staff have had enough. And that they are now ready to take industrial action over pay