94% of Probation Service Members Vote for Industrial Action

94% of UNISON members working in the probation service have voted in support of industrial action in a consultative ballot over increments. The move comes as pressure on public sector pay deals across the board increases, with strike ballots currently being carried out for 850,000 UNISON members working in local government.

UNISON National Officer for the Probation Service, Ben Priestley, said: