Unions set to call for mass public sector strikes
General strikes for November set to be discussed at TUC conference on Wednesday, Economics Editor Faisal Islam learns.
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Union leaders say up to 2 million workers across the UK have come out in support of today’s strike against pension changes. But Prime Minister David Cameron has dismissed the action as a “damp squib”.
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General strikes for November set to be discussed at TUC conference on Wednesday, Economics Editor Faisal Islam learns.
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A strike by up to 750,000 public sector workers is set to go ahead after talks failed to end a bitter dispute over plans to reform pensions.
The Government tells public sector workers their retirement age will rise to 66 and they will have to contribute more in pension payments, as the threat of strikes looms at the end of June.
The claim “Lord Hutton’s recommendations on public sector pensions have led to calls for industrial action by public sector unions, but the reality is that his proposals will still leave them with hugely generous pensions that most private sector workers could never hope to achieve.” Ros Altmann, former Government pensions adviser, March 10, 2011 The…
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Public sector workers should expect to work longer and receive lower pensions, a report by Lord Hutton suggests – the perfect recipe for industrial action, writes Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
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