A planned strike by immigration workers on the eve of the London 2012 Olympics has been called off by the Public Commercial Services union. A planned strike by the PCS union has been called off (Picture: PA) The announcement by the union?s general secretary Mark Serwotka came as the government sought an injunction against the strike at the High Court. Mr Serwortka told reporters in central London that there was ?no case? to proceed with the industrial action, over jobs cuts, after a pledge to create 1,100 new posts by the government. He said the figure included 800 jobs already advertised and 300 new posts. PCS members working for the Border Force and Identity and Passport Service were set to stage a walkout on Thursday at Heathrow and other airports on what is set to be the busiest day for arrivals ahead of the Games. Earlier culture secretary Jeremy Hunt had urged workers to break the strike and work on ?one of the biggest days in their professional [careers]?.
Source: http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/07/london-2012-olympics-border-staff-strike-called-off-by-pcs-union/
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