Security officers in 149 courts across England and Wales announce four-day strike
PCS members employed by OCS to take action over pay
The almost 500 PCS members employed by outsourced contractor OCS are angry to have been offered just 38p above the National Living Wage – a move that takes them further away from the Real Living Wage than last year.
The action on September 22, 25, 27 and 29 is likely to severely impact the running of 149 courts* across England and Wales.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Members are outraged by the disgraceful actions of OCS in tabling a derisory and insulting pay offer.
“Our members will not pay for a cost-of-living crisis not of their making. Shamefully, OCS have not responded to PCS since the result of the ballot was notified on 31 August.
“This strike action is avoidable, and OCS must now act to table an improved offer or face action that will severely disrupt their operations."
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* list of affected courts:
OCS - Aberystwyth Justice Centre
OCS - Ashford Tribunal Hearing Centre
OCS - Bedford County Court and Family Court
OCS - Bexley Magistrates Court
OCS - Birkenhead County Court
OCS - Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
OCS - Birmingham Crown Court
OCS - Birmingham Crown Court Annex
OCS - Birmingham Magistrates Court
OCS - Blackburn Magistrates' Court
OCS - Blackpool Magistrates' and Civil Court
OCS -Blackwood Civil and Family Court
OCS - Bodmin Law Courts
OCS - Bolton Crown Court
OCS - Bournemouth Combined Court
OCS - Bradford & Keighley Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Bradford Combined Court Centre
OCS - Brentford County & Family Court
OCS - Brighton Hearing Centre
OCS - Brighton Magistrates Court
OCS - Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre
OCS - Bromley Magistrates' Court
OCS - Burnley Combined Court Centre
OCS - Bury St Edmunds County and Family Court
OCS - Caernarfon Justice Centre
OCS - Cannock Magistrates' Court
OCS - Canterbury Magistrates’ Court
OCS - Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre
OCS - Cardiff Crown Court
OCS - Cardiff Social Security and Child Support Tribunal
OCS - Central Family Court & Court of Protection
OCS - Chelmsford Crown Court
OCS - Chelmsford Magistrates' Court & Family Court
OCS - Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre
OCS - Chester Crown Court
OCS - Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court and Family Court
OCS - Coventry Combined Court Centre
OCS - Coventry Magistrates Court
OCS - Darlington County Court and Family Court
OCS - Darlington Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Doncaster Justice Centre South
OCS - Durham County Court and Family Court
OCS - Durham Crown Court
OCS - Ealing Magistrates' Court
OCS - Gateshead Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Gloucester and Cheltenham County and Family Court
OCS - Gloucester Crown Court
OCS - Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre
OCS - Grimsby Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Guildford Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Harrogate Justice Centre
OCS - Harrow Crown Court
OCS - Hatton Cross Tribunal Hearing Centre
OCS - Haverfordwest County Court and Family Court
OCS - Haverfordwest Magistrates Court
OCS - Reading Crown Court
OCS - Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court
OCS - Inner London Crown Court
OCS - Ipswich Magistrates' Court
OCS - Isleworth Crown Court
OCS - Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Lancaster Courthouse
OCS - Lavender Hill Magistrates Court
OCS - Leeds Combined Court Centre
OCS - Leeds District Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
OCS - Leeds Employment Tribunal
OCS - Leicester Crown Court
OCS - Leicester Magistrates Court
OCS - Lewes Combined Court Centre
OCS - Lincoln County Court and Family Court
OCS - Lincoln Crown Court
OCS - Lincoln Magistrates' Court
OCS - Liverpool Crown Court
OCS - Liverpool Social Security and Child Support Tribunal
OCS - Llandudno Magistrates' Court
OCS - Loughborough Court
OCS - Luton & South Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court
OCS - Maidstone Combined Court Centre
OCS - Manchester Civil Justice Centre
OCS - Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square)
OCS - Manchester Crown Court (Minshull Street)
OCS - Manchester Employment Tribunal
OCS - Mansfield Magistrates' and County Court
OCS - Mayor’s and City of London Court
OCS - Medway Magistrates' Court and Family Court
OCS - Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre
OCS - Midlands (West) Employment Tribunal
OCS - Mid and South East Northumberland Law Courts
OCS - Milton Keynes County Court & Family Court
OCS - Milton Keynes Magistrates' & Family Court
OCS - Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunal Centre
OCS - Mold Justice Centre
OCS - Newcastle Moot Hall
OCS - Newcastle Upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court
OCS - Newport (South Wales) County Court and Family Court
OCS - Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court
OCS - Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court
OCS - Northampton Crown, County and Family Court
OCS - Northampton Magistrates Court
OCS - North Shields County Court & Family Court
OCS - North Staffordshire Justice Centre
OCS - North Tyneside Magistrates
OCS - Norwich Combined Court Centre
OCS - Norwich Magistrates’ Court and Family Court
OCS - Norwich Social Security and Child Support Tribunal
OCS - Nottingham Crown Court
OCS - Nottingham Magistrates' Court and Tribunals Hearing Centre
OCS - Plymouth Magistrate's Court
OCS - Poole Magistrates' Court
OCS - Portsmouth Magistrates Court
OCS - Prestatyn Justice Centre
OCS - Preston Crown Court and Family Court
OCS - Preston Magistrates' Court
OCS - Walsall Magistrates Court
OCS - Sefton Magistrates Court
OCS - Sheffield Combined Court Centre
OCS - Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates’ Court
OCS - Southampton Combined Court Centre
OCS - South Tyneside Magistrates Court
OCS - Southwark Crown Court
OCS - Stafford Combined Court Centre
OCS - St Albans Magistrates' Court
OCS - St Helens County Court and Family Court
OCS - Stockport Magistrates' Court
OCS - Stratford Magistrates' Court
OCS - Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates' and Tribunal Hearings
OCS - Swansea Civil Justice Centre
OCS - Swansea Crown Court
OCS - Swansea Magistrates Court
OCS - Taunton Crown, County and Family Court
OCS - Taunton Magistrates' Court, Tribunals and Family Hearing Centre
OCS - Taylor House Tribunal Hearing Centre
OCS - Teeside Magistrates' Court
OCS - Thames Magistrates Court
OCS - Warrington Magistrates' Court
OCS- Wellingborough Magistrates Court
OCS -Welshpool Magistrates Court
OCS -West Cumbria Court House
OCS - Westminster Magistrates Court
OCS - Weymouth Combined Court
OCS - Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court
OCS - Willesden County Court & Family Court
OCS - Wirral Magistrates Court
OCS - Wolverhampton Magistrates Court
OCS - Wood Green Crown Court
OCS - Yeovil County, Family and Magistrates' Court
OCS - York County Court and Family Court
OCS - York Crown Court
OCS - York Magistrates' Court and Family Court
National Living Wage for those aged 23 and over = £10.42 per hour
Real Living Wage (outside London) = £10.90 per hour