Brighton-based Pensions Regulator workers to strike over pay
The PCS Union said staff have been offered a 3% pay rise while other government department civil servants receive at least 4.5%
More than 1,000 Brighton based workers at the Pensions Regulator are to strike for two weeks in a dispute over pay.
The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said staff have been offered a 3% pay rise while other government department civil servants receive at least 4.5%.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our hard-working members at the Pensions Regulator demand to know why they're deemed worth less than their colleagues elsewhere.
"They're furious at finding out the Government is treating them as the poor relations of the Civil Service.
"If ministers want to end what will be disruptive strike action, they can treat these workers fairly and with respect, offering them at least the same pay rise everyone else needs to help them through the cost-of-living crisis and beyond."
A spokesman for the Pensions Regulator said: "We value our staff highly and hope to achieve a successful resolution with the PCS union as soon as possible, within our current performance-related pay structure that is fair and equitable."