Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport have just announced fresh strikes. PCS, representing them, have expansive demands for civil servants including a reduced working week. The domino effect has begun – below are some of the public sector unions co-conspirators can expect will be demanding more taxpayer cash something to the tune of ASLEF or Junior Doctors’ bumper offers:

• Rail and Maritime Transport Workers Union: Demanding the same bumper pay offer given to ASLEF.
• Public and Commercial Services Union: Demanding a “cost-of-living” pay rise, 35 days annual leave, and “a significant shortening of the working week with no loss of pay.” Civil servants will be jumping with excitement…
• Local Government: Unite, Unison and GMB are now demanding a 5-6% pay rise for local government workers after Reeves capitulated to the pay review bodies.
• Royal College of Nursing: Likely to continue campaign for a separate pay structure that increases nurse pay at a faster rate.
• General Practitioners: GPs are demanding an 11% pay rise. In line to be granted…
• Junior Doctors: Planning on striking again in 2025 even after Labour’s 22% pay rise.
• National Education Union: Campaigning for higher pay, a lower workload, and free school meals.
• National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers: Demanding a national commission on pay to hike it even more.
• Police Federation: Calling for higher pay.
• Fire Brigade Union: Took a 4% pay rise from the Tories, campaigning for more.

The RMT’s Mick Lynch told the Times, external he expected a “parallel, synchronised offer” to ASLEF’s. It’s the Tory record causing tax rises, is it Rachel?