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And the last strike passed totally unnoticed at my test centre &#8211; all examiners were working normally.<\/p>\n<p>Not all examiners are stupid enough to be members of PCS. Of those that are, they\u2019re not all THAT stupid that they get involved in strike action. Therefore, many tests will go ahead normally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email alert from the DSA urges candidates to attend tests as normal in spite of the pending strike action of 5 April. Remember that a previous strike was called off, so anyone who cancelled their test did so needlessly. 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