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The decision could weaken a vital emergency service, especially as summer tourists flock to beaches. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is ending about £11 an hour payments for callouts after a court ruled officers are workers. Coastguard rescue officers and the GMB union will meet MPs in Westminster on 1 July.
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