Alexander: ignore public sector pension strike threats

This comes after the Unite, Unison and two major teachers' unions threatened widespread industrial action. In a Parliamentary debate, Alexander, who has been heavily involved in negotiations with unions over pension reform, said: "My experience of dealing with trade unions is that one should not pay much attention to the rhetoric at their conferences. "When one gets down to business with the trade unions, as I did on public service pensions, the majority of them are willing to behave responsibly. "That said, and as the shadow Chancellor has said, the British public and trade union ...