POLICE staff who are part of the trade union Unison have voted in support of taking industrial action over pay issues at a nationwide ballot.
More than 7,000 votes were cast with 59.6 per cent of voters deciding in favour of striking, while 79.4 per cent of staff are prepared to take part in action short of a strike.
Charlie Sarell, regional organiser for police staff at Unison, said: “These results send a clear message that after two years of pay freeze and last year's below inflation pay rise, police staff have had enough, and that they are now ready to take industrial action over pay.
“We are calling on the police employers to return to the negotiating table to improve the current pay offer.”
The union’s Police Sector Committee will now meet to consider the ballot results and discuss next steps.
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