Government pension myths are scaremongering
Responding today (Tuesday) to comments made by the Government on the costs of public sector pensions, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Glasgow University looks sets to be hit with strike action later this month in a row over job cuts. Members of the UCU at the university are being balloted after management refused to rule out making compulsory redundancies.
Dole claimants outnumber job vacancies by five to one, with London, the North East and Scotland the worst hit, according to a TUC analysis of the latest employment data published today (Tuesday).
Commenting on the letter today (Tuesday) from the National Association of Pension Funds and the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum to the Chairman of every FTSE 350 company, calling for companies to be more upfront with shareholders about the pension perks of their top executives, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
TRANSPORT UNION RMT warned today that the new Government is planning to take an axe to transport budgets as the department is lined up as a soft touch for cuts, putting thousands of jobs on rail and the buses at risk.
Nick Clegg’s attack on public sector pensions is part of a long-running Liberal Democrat campaign against the ‘modest’ pensions of local government staff, health workers and teachers.
Unite, the largest union in the country, is staging a rally in Coventry on Saturday 19 June to protest at the threat to public services in the West Midlands.
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
After intense negotiation with the Jersey States Employment Board, the NASUWT and the NUT have announced that significant progress has been made towards resolution of the trade dispute.
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