Strike conciliation staff vote to strike

Staff at Acas, the conciliation service, have voted to strike in a dispute over workload and resources.

Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members backed the walkouts by 83 per cent on a 65.4 per cent turnout. Talks will be held today to try to resolve the dispute, which involves tribunal conciliators.

Mark Serwotka, the PCS general secretary, said: “Acas members are by their nature conciliators but they have been pushed to vote for strike action by the failure of management to deal with their genuine concerns.”

An Acas spokesman said it was “working hard to minimise disruption to our individual conciliation service”.