Sentences with phrase «planned public sector strikes»

I am, of course, talking about the consequences of next week's planned public sector strikes.

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That realisation lent an apocalyptic tinge to events this week, as union members met in London to plan a «mass movement» against cuts — a movement which would kick off with a nationwide strike over public sector pensions.

This week's party conference in Liverpool is seeing tensions between the Labour leadership and that of the unions, who are uncomfortable with Mr Miliband's refusal to support those planning to strike against changes to public sector pensions.

Unless the government does an about - turn on its plans to force public sector workers to work longer and pay more for much less pension in retirement, this first joint strike will include 750,000 public servants.

Mr Barber suggested coordinated strike action, the possibility of which was also aired by Bob Crow of the RMT and Mark Serwotka at the civil servants» union PCS - the latter of whom said he would be planning joint industrial action across the public sector if his pleas fall on deaf ears.

The move was denounced as a «democratic outrage» by the TUC, who said it would effectively end the right to strike in the public sector at a time when Conservatives are planning pay restraint and large - scale job cuts.