Hundreds of job centre security guards across North East, Yorkshire and Humber will walk out [Monday 12 August] for the fifth week in an ongoing dispute over pay with private outsourcing giant, G4S. 

Where

Sheffield: 9 Bank Street, S1 2DR  

Leeds:  Century House - Church Lane – Leeds - LS28 7QR

Leeds: Southern House - 529 York Road - Leeds - LS9 6TF

York: 11-17 Monkgate, YO31 7JZ 

Bradford: 85 Manningham Lane, BD1 3BE 

Newcastle: One Cathedral Square, NE1 1EE 

Middlesbrough: 79 Corporation Road, TS1 2BA

Hull: Britannia House, 2 Ferensway, HU2 8NF 

Huddersfield: Castle House - Market Street – Huddersfield - HD1 2NE

Barnsley: Cooper House - 59 Peel Street – Barnsley - S70 2RL

Halifax: Crossfield House Jobcentre Plus - St James Road – Halifax - HX1 1PE

Scarborough: Albion House – Northway – Scarborough - YO12 7AN

When

Photocalls at pickets from 09:00 to 11:00 Monday, 12 August to Friday 16 August 2024 

Hundreds of Job Centre security guards across the North East, Yorkshire and Humber will walk out [Monday 12 August] in an ongoing dispute over pay.

The strikes are part of ongoing industrial action in which more than 1,500 guards across the UK will strike in anger at pay rates. 

Ninety per cent of the security guards employed by G4S, are now paid just the minimum wage, despite regularly facing attacks and abuse at work.  

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has handed G4S £211 million to run security at job centres - despite employment costs being just £161 million during the same period.

Laura Maughan, GMB Organiser, said:   

"Job Centre guards deserve a proper, living wage and professional respect. G4S are letting them down on all fronts.

"As front-line staff, these workers are often subjected to verbal and physical harassment. 

"It's a difficult and dangerous job, and it’s time they were shown the respect they deserve.

"As we go into the fifth week of this dispute G4S must realise we are not going to back down.

"They need to settle this dispute with a fair offer of a living wage that puts an end to poverty pay for these workers."