The union has ordered its members to work to rule. rather than call a total strike.

这个协会的全国执委会已命令其成员故意死扣规章进行怠工。

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In a similar dispute over a below-inflation pay offer, Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) workers in five agencies and public bodies voted for strike action and work-to-rule.

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Teachers at an academy school in east London are on strike after their monthly pay was docked for taking part in national work-to-rule-type action.

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