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  1. Strike action to affect travellers and goods entering the UK on 28

    The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union has announced Civil Service industrial action that will impact Border Force operations. Travellers who are planning to enter the UK on 28 April 2023 may face longer wait times at border control. Travellers should check the latest travel advice with operators before travelling.

  2. UK Border Force officers at Heathrow airport to take strike action

    More than 600 UK Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport, Britain's busiest hub, will take strike action for four days from April 11 in a dispute over working conditions, the PCS trade union ...

  3. Hundreds of Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport to strike in April

    More than 600 Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport will strike for four days in April. The strike action will take place from 11-14 April, the PCS union announced. The workers, who carry out ...

  4. Strike action to affect travellers entering the UK

    The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union has announced Civil Service industrial action that will impact Border Force services. Border Force strike proposed dates and locations. Dates: 23 December

  5. Strike action to affect travellers and goods entering the UK on 15

    Border Force strike proposed date and locations Dates: 15 March. 16 March (until around 7am) Locations: The proposed strike action will impact international arrivals at all UK air and maritime ...

  6. Strike action to affect travellers and goods entering the UK on 1

    The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has announced Civil Service industrial action that will impact Border Force operations. Travellers who are planning to enter the UK on 1 February ...

  7. Heathrow Border Force staff vote to strike in dispute over shift

    No dates announced for industrial action, but stoppages could begin as soon as 8 April, says PCS union Border Force staff at Heathrow have voted to strike in a dispute over shift patterns. The ...

  8. Strike to affect travellers and goods entering the UK in February half

    Border Force and the travel industry work together very closely at a local and national level and have regular meetings to agree plans for pressures while keeping the public safe. Remember:

  9. Border Force at Heathrow Airport vote to strike

    Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport have voted to strike in a dispute over shift patterns. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said 600 of its members, who carry out immigration ...

  10. London Heathrow Border Officers to Strike for Four Days in April

    London Heathrow Airport is set to face disruption in mid-April when more than 600 border force officers will go on strike for four days.. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union who ...

  11. Border Force staff at Heathrow to strike over shift patterns

    More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are to stage a four-day strike in a dispute over shifts.. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will walk out from April 11.

  12. Christmas travel hit by new strikes as Border Force set for airport

    Christmas travel hit by new strikes as Border Force set for airport walkouts . The head of the PCS union says his members are living in poverty and warns industrial action will escalate if the ...

  13. UK strikes: travellers face disruption as rail and Border Force staff

    Passengers are steeling themselves for further travel disruption across the UK as rail and Border Force staff launch a fresh wave of strikes affecting thousands heading home after Christmas.

  14. Heathrow Airport Strike: Border Force Officers to Walk Out in April

    Over 600 Heathrow Border Force officers, represented by PCS Union, plan to strike due to a roster dispute, affecting Easter return travel. Strikes stem from job risk concerns for 250 staff, notably impacting those with disabilities or caregiving roles. Heathrow and the Home Office are preparing to minimize disruptions for travelers.

  15. Half-term border queues warning due to strikes

    Half-term holidaymakers are being warned of delays on the way back into the UK, during planned strike action by Border Force staff. The PCS union expects 1,000 members at the ports of Calais ...

  16. More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport to strike for

    Families are set to face Easter holiday travel chaos as more than 600 Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport will strike in a dispute over shifts. The strike is set to begin on April 11 and ...

  17. Rishi Sunak pledges 'new tough laws' as UK border staff announce strike

    "The Border Force strike essentially tells the world that Britain's airports are closed for entry at one of the busiest times of the year," said travel industry consultant Paul Charles ...

  18. Hundreds of UK Border Force officers at Heathrow to strike in April

    LONDON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 600 Border Force officers at London's Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in the United Kingdom (UK), will take strike action in April, the Public and ...

  19. Border Force strike dates: How it will affect Christmas travel

    Travel editor Guy Hobbs said: "Strikes by Border Force staff will be a huge worry to travellers, with thousands now anxious as to whether their Christmas plans could be left in ruins if flights ...

  20. Heathrow Airport hit with Border Force strikes over Easter school

    Bookmark. Hundreds of Border Force officials have voted to walk out over the Easter school holidays. Families are set to face more holiday travel chaos when 600 workers at Heathrow Airport hit the ...

  21. Arrivals to the UK told to prepare for disruption at the border during

    9 February 2023. The UK Government has undertaken extensive planning to minimise disruption ahead of Border Force strike action between the 17 and 20 February, including training military ...

  22. Holiday travel nightmare as Border Force guards at Heathrow to go on

    BRITS will face four days of travel hell as hundreds of Border Force staff have now voted to walk out. Holidaymakers travelling through Heathrow Airport will be forced to ride out the chaos in the ...

  23. Texas Patrols Its Own Border, Pushing Legal Limits

    May 9, 2023. AUSTIN, Texas — Four C-130 military transport planes towered over the tarmac at Austin's international airport, idling with the doors open as the sun rose over a news conference ...

  24. Thousands face travel chaos access Britain as rail and Border Force

    Railways closed because of RMT strike while 1,000 Border Force staff in PCS union continue action. This blog is now closed Thousands of people face Boxing Day travel chaos across Britain as a rail ...

  25. Arrivals to the UK warned to prepare for disruption at the border

    The UK government is making preparations ahead of Border Force strike action at the end of the week, including training military personnel to step in and keep our border safe.

  26. UK Border Force treatment of Hamas attack victims probed

    Two Israeli men were said to have been "aggressively questioned" by Border Force officials at Manchester Airport. Claims survivors of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel faced discrimination at ...

  27. Europe's travel strikes: Flight and train disruption you can ...

    The end of the Easter holidays could be marred by travel chaos in the UK as Border Force workers threaten to walk out. PCS union members are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over ...

  28. Santa Clara County workers poised to strike over staffing concerns

    Updated: Jun 15, 2023 / 06:07 PM PDT. (KRON) — Following six days of voting by Santa Clara County's largest union, SEIU Local 521, members voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call ...