Public Sector

Union leaders are threatening industrial action, after local authorities said 1.6 million council workers are to be hit by a pay freeze for the third year in a row.

The government’s latest reforms to public sector pensions will not benefit the taxpayer in the long run, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank.

The government and health unions reach agreement over reforms to NHS pensions, but a deal for civil servants is rejected.

As thousands of parents face childcare problems during the pension strike, Channel 4 News learns Ofsted is relaxing registration rules because of the “exceptional circumstances” of the action.

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”.

As public sector workers hold mass strikes and protests across the UK use our interactive map to see photos, videos and more.

The government warns unions that an improved offer on public sector pensions offer could be taken back, if Wednesday’s mass strikes proceed.

On Wednesday, Britain is facing its biggest public sector strike for decades, hitting schools, hospitals and airports. Channel 4 News finds out which services are likely to be affected.

Unions tell Channel 4 News there is “desperation” in government over what impact next week’s public sector strikes will have, as Heathrow airport warns of 12-hour delays and major disruption.

Members of the National Association of Head Teachers have voted by more than two to one to back strike action over changes to their pensions.

A major strike will still go ahead on 30 November, unions warn, despite the government’s attempt to head off industrial action with a revised offer on public sector pensions.

Union leaders are meeting government ministers for talks to avoid the biggest public sector strike in decades.

As St Paul’s Cathedral announce it is “optimistic that it will reopen”, the MP for the City of London tells Channel 4 News he believes the initial decision to close it was ‘spurious’.

As protests take place across London, six unions challenge the government for “unfair” changes to the way pensions are calculated at the high court. Channel 4 News hears why.

With inflation rising to match record highs, Channel 4 News looks at the effect on the economy and consumer and considers if there are any reasons to be cheerful.