Birkenhead Land Registry and Child Support Agency staff in two-day walkout

Mar 10 2010 by Matt Hurst, Heswall News

MORE than 1,000 Birkenhead based Land Registry and Child Support Agency (CSA) workers walked out for 48 hours this week.

The action is part of a national strike by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), over a government deal that would see redundancy payments capped at £60,000.

Land Registry PCS branch chairman Dave Lunn said the strength of support at the picket, which ran over both Monday and yesterday, was “absolutely fantastic”.

Dave said: “We had around 98% staying out, which works out at about 380 people.

“Only seven people went in on Monday, and I think most of them were senior managers.

“CSA was picketing as well, and I think they’ve been quite successful, with about 800 out.

“This is being replicated across the region, and country as well.