London
(AFP) - Staff at Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle are threatening to take
industrial action over pay, a trade union said Monday.
If it goes
ahead following a ballot, the action would be the first ever by staff working
for the royal family, according to the Public and Commercial Services Union
(PCS).
It argues
that they should be paid extra for this and staff would stop performing these
"goodwill" duties during the industrial action.
Windsor Castle pictured from the Long
Mile in Windsor (AFP Photo/Ben Stansall)
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"It is
scandalous that staff are so appallingly paid and expected to do work for free
that brings in money for the royal family."
Queen
Elizabeth II usually spends weekends at Windsor Castle but also hosts state
banquets there and takes up residence for a month over Easter, which this year
falls in early April.
The union,
which represents 120 out of 200 staff at Windsor Castle, is holding a ballot on
possible industrial action from Tuesday which closes on April 14.
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