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JobCentre staff in 48-hour strike
Thousands of JobCentre and benefit
office workers are to hold a 48-hour
strike over job cuts, the Public and
Commercial Services union has said.
The walk-out on January 26-27 comes
after talks broke down between the PCS
and Department for Work and Pensions
over the cutting of 30,000 posts.
The union said services were already
being affected across the UK by the
loss of 15,000 jobs since March 2004.
The government said it was disappointed
the PCS has opted for strike action.
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