Sentences with phrase «sector unions threatened»

In the past few months, the leaders of all the public sector unions threatened a mass strike of three million workers over pensions, while this week the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union balloted members on industrial action over civil service job cuts.

Not exact matches

The unions are threatening to take coordinated action over public sector pay.

Twelve public sector labour unions have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on September 29.

Public sector unions are threatening «co-ordinated industrial action» if ministers try to implement cuts as deep as 40 %.

At a fringe meeting organised by the GMB union, Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said the unions should not be threatening strike action over cuts to public sector pensions.

Strikes are already being threatened by a number of unions, including those representing British Airways cabin crew, Royal Mail staff, and a number of public sector employees, including the BBC.

The EIS agm is often the forum for teachers to threaten industrial action, but strikes are usually avoided although the union has walked out with other public sector unions over changes to pensions.

Because passage of Prop. 32 would have threatened the money pouring into public sector unions, Romero's support was an act of extraordinary courage.

«Flows of illicit money can damage the integrity, stability and reputation of the financial sector, and threaten the internal market of the Union as well as international development.