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Civil servants push for industrial action to halt arms sales to Israel
[Andy Aitchison]

CIVIL servants called for all workers to be allowed to take industrial action against arms sales to Israel today.

PCS is set to convene an open meeting of trade unions, pro-Palestine campaigners and politicians to discuss the situation.

Delegates backed the proposal in a motion passed on the last day of the union’s annual conference at Brighton.

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