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UK Border Force patrol boat workers balloted over strike action
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 19, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
UK Border Force patrol workers are voting on strike action over allowances and conditions, potentially affecting immigration control in the Channel.
LONDON (Reuters) - Border Force workers on patrol in the English Channel, whose job includes searching for small boats carrying migrants, will be balloted over strike action, a union statement on Friday said.
More than 120 Border Force Maritime workers will be balloted over whether to walk-out in a dispute over frozen allowances and terms and conditions, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said.
The ballot is open until October 17.
As part of government Border Force patrols, the workers' duties include searching for vessels at sea and identifying boats engaged in smuggling as well as small boats crossing with asylum seekers from France.
So far this year, 30,000 people have used small boats to cross the Channel to Britain, where immigration has become a major political issue.
(Reporting by Sarah Young, Editing by Paul Sandle)
Border Force workers are being balloted over whether to take strike action due to disputes over frozen allowances and terms and conditions.
More than 120 Border Force Maritime workers will participate in the ballot regarding potential strike action.
The ballot for the Border Force workers is open until October 17.
Their duties include searching for vessels at sea, identifying boats engaged in smuggling, and monitoring small boats crossing with asylum seekers.
So far this year, approximately 30,000 people have used small boats to cross the Channel to Britain.
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