Bank Of England faces first industrial action since 1960s with staff walkout

‘Employees at the Bank of England have gone on strike for the first time in more than 50 years over a pay dispute.
Some members of the bank, including staff from security and maintenance departments, staged a picket outside the Bank of England’s central London headquarters on Tuesday. A few of them were wearing masks of Governor Mark Carney.
The three-day strike will overlap with an interest rate decision on Thursday and involves maintenance and security staff at the 323-year-old bank.
About 150 people work in the departments are affected by the stoppage.
Strikers carried signs reading “Bank of England staff want fair pay” decrying their pay rise, mocking it as “derisory.”’
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