Sentences with phrase «support public sector strikes»

A majority of Labour movement respondents think the next leader should support public sector strikes.

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She said yesterday: «The government's unnecessary attack on public sector pensions has convinced NUT members that there is no alternative but to support strike action.

Fifty - two per cent of people oppose the public sector strike (up from 49 % in September) while 35 % support it (down from 38 %).

Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, Paul Nowak was optimistic about public support for Thursday's strike over public sector pay, and said: «We believe Britain needs a pay rise - and that applies whether you work in the private or the public sector.»

Union leaders said they were «overwhelmed» by support after a strike by public sector workers caused widespread disruption.

Large majorities think many public sector workers should be given pay rises above one per cent, and most Labour voters think their party should support strike action if pay demands are not met, according to my latest poll.

The TUC has voted at its annual Congress to support co-ordinated strike action over a public sector pay freeze.

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.

A recent Survation poll found people supported the last public sector strike by 61 % to 31 % and overwhelmingly wanted public sector workers to be paid more.

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&rPublic 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&rpublic sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face».

The biggest co-ordinated public sector strike for a generation has been well supported across the UK with many courts, airports, jobcentres and tax offices closed or severely disrupted.

Asked by chairman Toby Helm, the political editor of the Observer, if there were any circumstances under which Miliband would support a major public sector strike, Thornberry said yes, «we are Labour.»

Civil servants are to join a huge public sector strike over pay on July 10 after voting to support industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services unionpublic sector strike over pay on July 10 after voting to support industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services unionPublic and Commercial Services union said.

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.)

[38] The Mirror's continued support of the Labour government was in spite of its falling popularity over the previous few months which had been the result of the Winter of Discontent, where the country was crippled by numerous public sector strikes.

And shadow cabinet members from Corbyn down are even following more conventional rules about what they say in relation to contentious issues: McDonnell refused my invitation to support illegal public sector pay strikes on my show yesterday, for example.