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Passport office workers to strike for five weeks over pay dispute
Summary
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78% Informative
More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks over pay and conditions.
The action is likely to have a "significant impact" on the delivery of passports ahead of summer.
The dispute is over an imposed 2% pay rise not being increased any further by the government.
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77
Informative language
73
Neutral language
71
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
44
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not offensive
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Time-value
short-lived
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