Civilian staff in the Met Police are due to take strike action on 5 November – one of the busiest days of the year for the force – the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has said.
Members of the union include 999 call handlers, detention officers and police community support officers, as well as people working in vetting, intelligence, forensics, counterterrorism and HR.
The action is expected to lead to police officers being redeployed at a higher cost to the taxpayer.
The walkout is because the staff were refused a London allowance by management.
