Environment Agency (PROSPECT) Strike Calendar

• Thousands of Environment Agency employees belonging to Prospect and UNISON are to take strike action on 8 February in the growing dispute about pay.
• Staff working in areas such as river inspection, flood forecasting, coastal risk management and pollution control will stage a 12-hour strike on Wednesday 8 February starting at 7am.
• In addition, for 12 hours either side of the walkout, Environment Agency employees will escalate their ongoing work to rule by withdrawing from incident response rotas, say the unions.
• This action short of a strike starts at 7pm on Tuesday 7, and kicks in again immediately at the end of the strike for another 12 hours, concluding at 7am on Thursday 9 February.
• During these hours, there'll be fewer experienced Environment Agency staff to provide cover if an incident occurs, say the unions.
• However, where there's a genuine threat to life or property from an incident like a major flood, officers will step in as emergency 'life and limb cover' has been agreed with Agency managers.