UP TO 400 Oxfordshire civil servants working in job centres, tax offices and courts will begin a third day of strike action on Wednesday.
Public and Commercial Services Union members in the county walked out on March 8 and 9 because of a Government proposal to reduce long-standing redundancy entitlements by a third.
They were among 270,000 civil servants taking part in the nationwide strike.
The union says there will be a “limited” service for people trying to use job centres, tax offices or courts.
Tracey Rogers, PCSU representative at Jobcentre Plus, in George Street, Oxford, said: “A third day of strike action is being held because there has been no negotiation over the proposed cuts to our redundancy entitlement since the last two days of strike action.
“This latest day of action is taking place on Budget Day, so we hope it will have even more impact.”
PCSU members will picket the jobcentre.
A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions, said offices would remain open to the public where possible.
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