HUNDREDS OF JOB CENTRE SECURITY GUARDS WALK OUT ACROSS YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST

Hundreds of Job Centre security guards across Yorkshire and the North East will walk out tomorrow [Friday] and Saturday. 

  • Sheffield: 9 Bank Street, S1 2DR  
  • Leeds: 21-22, Park Place, LS1 2SL 
  • Leeds: Southern House, 529 York Road, 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 
  • Hull: Britannia House, 2 Ferensway, HU2 8NF 

When: Photocalls at pickets from 08:30 to 11:00 Friday 21 June 2024 and Saturday 22 June 2024 

Hundreds of Job Centre security guards across Yorkshire and the North East will walk out tomorrow [Friday] and Saturday. 

The strikes are part of week-long industrial action in which more than 1,400 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. [1]

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. [2] 

 Eamon O’Hearn, GMB National Officer, said: 

“Job Centre security guards are punched, attacked and savaged in the neck by dogs – just for carrying out their duties. 

“Yet 90 per cent of them struggle to get by on the minimum wage, while G4S trouser millions from the DWP 

“It’s abhorrent and these strikes will keep escalating unless G4S agrees to pay them a wage they can live on.” 

ENDS

 Media enquiries: GMB Press Office on 07958 156846 or at [email protected]

 Notes to Editors:

[1]  Job Centre security guards to strike as figures show 80 per cent suffer abuse | GMB Union

[2] Job Centre guards strike as company trousers £50 million taxpayer cash | GMB Union


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