Hundreds of 999 call handlers to join strikes in October

Hundreds of 999 call handlers to join strikes in October Hundreds of 999 call centre staff are set to join strike action scheduled for next month, their union has said.

Some 40,000 BT Group workers will strike on 6, 10, 20 and 24 October in a dispute over pay, said the Communications Workers Union (CWU).

The union said it expected 400 workers employed as 999 emergency call handlers would also take part. BBC News