Court staff to strike

STAFF at Oldham Magistrates Court were today joining a strike with 22,000 other Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members.

Justice sector workers are staging a rolling walk-in, walk-out action, which will severely disrupt cases across the region.

Workers at the Crown Prosecution Service, including associate prosecutors, crown court caseworkers and witness care specialists will stay away from work until 1pm this afternoon.