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1.5 million may strike over pensions
Workers in nine different unions are to be balloted for strike action over Whitehall plans to alter the local government pensions scheme.
Unison, AMICUS, the Transport and General Workers Union, GMB, FBU and the NUT are amongst the unions involved, in what has been described as potentially the largest walk-out since the general strike of 1926. Talks have been going on for a year around the issue.
Council workers may strike over Westminster-Dingwall move
Westminster Council workers threaten strike after being told they must move to the north of Scotland or face redundancy
More than 400 workers at Westminster City Council offices are threatening strike action after a shock announcement on Friday that they are to be evicted from their offices. The staff were outsourced by the council to a private company in 2002, and have been told they must relocate to Dingwall in the far north of Scotland, or face redundancy.
Stroud council could face strike over restructuring
Workers at Stroud District Council have voted to take industrial action over restructuring plans.
Members from public service union Unison voted by 80% to consider strike action because the council wants to create a "flexible workforce".
The council has insisted the changes are needed to meet the challenges faced by the authority.
Council officials said they are willing to re-engage with unions at any time to resolve the problem.
NHS workers strike in Newcastle
Over 600 staff at hospitals in Newcastle were out on a 24 hour strike this week with more potential action coming up.
The industrial action is the result of new Agenda for Change rules which allow new staff to earn more than staff with many years of experience.
This has seen staff with more than 20 years of experience being paid 20p an hour less than colleagues who are new to the job.
Unions back down, public sector workers split in pensions deal
The government has claimed a victory in the pensions crisis after they secured their target for total pensions savings up to 2055.
Negotiations between the Trade and industry Department and the Trades Union Council wound up last month after an agreement was reached that existing workers would be exempt from plans to raise the age of retirement and sever the link between pensions and final salaries.
