MoJ employees go on strike over sensitive data sell-off as job losses loom

Sooraj Shah
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PCS union claims that IT services firm Steria is being 'rewarded for failure'

Staff at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have started a six-day strike over the organisation's sell off of personal and commercially sensitive data, as well as fears over looming job losses. The P...

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