Blog Posts: June 2011

So we know that up to 750,000 public sector workers will hold a co-ordinated strike later this month after members of a third major union backed industrial action. The PCS said its 290,000 members had to defend themselves against "attacks" on their pensions by the government. But ministers called it "irresponsible" and said the 32.4% turnout showed the strike had "extremely limited support". The civil servants will walk out on 30 June - the same days as hundreds of ....

We are aware that we are entering a summer of discontent as Britain will witness the biggest strikes by public sector workers in decades if the government does not relent on its scheme to reform pension plans, cut jobs and reduce salaries, UK unions have warned. Dave Prentis, the General Secretary of UNISON, the U.K.’s largest public sector union, further warned the industrial unrest could last for months. Prentis has told media that he believes that public sector workers in Britain could ....

Another day and more news that the public sector is entering the realm of more disputes. According to the Yorkshire Post, strike action is looming at a troubled Yorkshire council after 700 job losses were announced on top of cuts that have already seen hundreds axed. Doncaster Council said the redundancies over and above 700 already carried out were needed to find savings of £71m. But the move triggered a furious response from unions, who warned that the decision put them on a collision c....