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Care strikers picket greedy firm's office
Second week of action starts amid Tupe regulation breach fear

More than 100 care workers picketed the offices of a profit-hungry privateer in Yorkshire yesterday as they launched their second week of strike action.

The Doncaster carers and nurses, on strike over vicious pay cuts and an attack on their holidays and sick pay, hit back against Essex firm Care UK.

Until 2013 staff were employed by the NHS on contract to Doncaster Council to provide support for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, enabling them to maintain an independent life in their own homes.

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