英伦广角 2011-11-26 公会大罢工拒不妥协

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"We haven't heard the significant improvement of the local government offers so far, and of course, paying more, getting less, working longer, we haven't seen progress of all of those thing, we have been waiting all summer, for some basic movement, let's hope to see some today."

 

And here's what the government offered. A teacher retiring on 37,800 pounds, currently receives 19,100 a year. The latest offer will increase that to 25,200. A nurse retiring on 34,200 pounds, currently expects pension of 17,300 that will go up to 22,800. It's also agreed that there will be any changes for anyone within 10 years of retirement³. But in return, workers will have to pay around 3.2% more in annual contributions. And by 2020, the retirement age will rise to 66 years old. 

 

"At the end of these reforms, public sector pensions will still be among the very best available much better than those available to most people in the private sector, they have no chance of enjoying this pensions."

 

That's not enough for union to emerge to declare it wasn't good enough.

 

"Unions will engage intensively in the coming weeks. But unless until further real progress is made in those negotiations⁵ and acceptable offers are made, unions remain firmly committed to continue in that preparation for a planned direction on November the 30th."

 

The TUC notes that its members, the firefighters, nurses, and the teachers embodied⁶ in the statute⁷ outside this HQ are widely valued by the society they serve. But the governments piling on the pressure by making its offer public, keen to stress what's now on the table. We call someone in private sector a third of their income.

 

The Minister leading in the negotiation⁴ is insisting that there were no more room for maneuver⁸. 

 

"I would say this is the best that we're going to get. And I think that, you know, we got a balance for something which is affordable⁹ to the taxpayer¹⁰, generous to the public sector worker, and I hope that trade unions will engage in order to achieve an agreement around that."

 

Like other unions, the GMB still urging its members to vote in favor of strike. The government is now appealing directly to workers to reconsider but with ballot¹¹ results due assumed on Thursday, its offer could be too little, too late.

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