Sentences with phrase «strike over pensions»

Hundreds of job centres, tax offices and courts are set to be closed or badly disrupted by the strike over pensions.

David Cameron addresses the Local Government Association's conference in Birmingham, two days before public sector workers strike over their pensions:

Up to two million public sector workers are striking over their pensions today, as union leaders» impasse with the government continues.

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Commenting on the Welsh teaching union's decision to strike on October 5 over pension changes, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said this:

The prime minister's spokesman has been on the defensive when it comes to unions» threat of further strike action over public sector pensions.

Tens of thousands of teachers across the north - west will be taking strike action today (Thursday 27 June) as a further step in the NASUWT and NUT teacher unions» dispute with the Secretary of State for Education over pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs.

The NUT National Executive today (Wednesday 15 June) unanimously endorsed national strike action over pensions on 30 June.

British Gas engineers will take part in five 24 - hour strikes in the coming weeks in a battle with the company over pension rights.

The union yesterday (24) started balloting more than 250,000 of its members in civil and public services for a national strike over cuts to jobs, pensions and pay: www.pcs.org.uk

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.

Public sector workers in Britain have gone on strike today in a row over pay, pensions, conditions, jobs and spending cuts.

Public sector workers are striking today over a row on pay, conditions, pensions and spending cuts.

Wednesday's strikes look increasingly likely after further defiance from union chiefs over their public sector pensions clash with the coalition this weekend.

He spoke out as sources at the civil service PCS union, which joined teachers on strike in June in a row over the Government's pension reforms, said its national executive had agreed to hold another one - day walkout in the autumn.

Thursday's strike over Government proposals on public sector pensions will bring to a head simmering tensions on several fronts.

Teachers and lecturers from across London will be going on strike tomorrow, in a row over changes to their pensions.

Hundreds of water workers are due to take strike action later over United Utilities» plans for their staff pension scheme.

Speaking as the union meets in Brighton for its annual conference, and a day after delegates voted to ballot a quarter of a million civil and public servants for a strike over cuts to jobs, pensions and pay, Mark said:

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.

The strike starts a six - week programme of protests by the union's members working in environment and forms part of a civil service - wide campaign over the government's imposed cuts to pay, pensions, jobs and working conditions.

The government will remain «very firm» in the face of union strikes over public sector pensions, David Cameron has said.

The NASUWT and the NUT have now served notice to employers that NUT and NASUWT members in the North West of England * will be called upon to take strike action on 27 June 2013 in furtherance of the dispute with the Government over pensions, pay and conditions.

The main civil servants» union, the Public and Commercial Services union, which took joint strike action on 30 June, has described Labour leader Ed Miliband's refusal to support public sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face».

Mark, who will be among the conference delegates asked to endorse a ballot for a national strike over cuts to jobs, pensions and pay, said: «As a rep I witness firsthand how the government's cuts are affecting people and communities, so as well as cycling I'll be campaigning for the alternative along the way.

Around 70,000 public sector workers in Wales join a one - day strike over pay, pensions and working conditions.

Unions have warned that strikes by public sector workers in the row over pensions will continue following a day of walkouts and protests.

Public sector workers are taking part in a series of strikes across the country over disputes involving pay, pensions and cuts.

More than a quarter of a million public servants will be balloted today on possible strike action over Government pension plans.

More than a quarter of a million civil and public servants in the Public and Commercial Services union will start voting this week in a national strike ballot over cuts to pensions, jobs and pay.

The union is working closely with education unions who are also balloting over pensions or have already voted and taken strike action, bringing the total considering industrial action to 750,000 union members.

The second poll on the 24th June asked specifically about teachers taking strike action on the 30th June over changes to pblic sector pensions that «mean teachers will have to work longer and pay more towards lower pensions.»

Thousands of civil servants will stage strikes over the next three days as part on an ongoing campaign of industrial action in a row over pay, pensions and conditions.

Civil servants will stage a 24 - hour strike on Budget day today, in a row over pay, pensions and working conditions.

Starting at 1 pm, PCS members will take part in a half - day strike to tie in with a three month campaign over pay and pension disputes.

MORI's poll asked if people supported strike action by «people in a numbre of public sector jobs» over job cuts, pay levels and pension reductions — they found 48 % in support, 48 % against (Ipsos MORI, 19th June.)

More... Council sacks the # 200,000 superhead who suspended seven pupils in first two days The bloated council where six bosses earn more than the Prime Minister Unions are already threatening to strike over plans to make members contribute more towards pensions.

Passengers are being warned to avoid flying tomorrow as airports are dragged into the strike disruption over public sector pension reforms.

The coalition government faces the first industrial uprising against its austerity measures today as up to 750,000 public servants strike over planned changes to their pensions.

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.

The controller previously raised concerns over state pension fund investments when the strike loomed.

More than a million public sector workers are expected to strike in a series of disputes with the government over pay, pensions and job cuts.

Teachers, firefighters and council workers joined the strike, which follows disputes with the government over pay, pensions and cuts.

Firefighters in England and Wales have gone on strike in the latest round of their long - running row over changes to their pensions and retirement age.

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.

The union's repeated threats to strike over pay and pension issues in recent weeks have evolved into a labor - led fight against Rauner's anti-union agenda, and a call for new revenue amid a state budget impasse that has jeopardized social service programs and public universities.

The union's conference also called for a 24 - hour «general strike» in the autumn over pensions, to be organised with other public sector unions.

In reality, when it came to what the CTU most wanted in its 2012 strike, it chose pay increases over fixing the pension underfunding, which then stood at $ 8 billion.

In Kentucky, a battle over educators» pension benefits has raised the possibility of a teachers» strike there, too.