This year we are not in the mood to be kept waiting. The recent MAFF London branch annual general meeting unanimously backed the call for unspecified industrial action on pay. There is a danger some MAFF staff will feel guilt tripped into postponing industrial action until the worst of the crisis is over. The mood in London suggests that management may no longer be able to rely on such misplaced loyalty. The PCS strike ballot has been delayed until Thursday of this week.
Management are worried about a strike.