TUC threatens industrial action over pensions

Congress has made the threat in its 2005 preliminary agenda, a precursor to events to be discussed at the annual TUC conference in Brighton next month. While the government has agreed to negotiate all aspects of the proposals during the conference, the TUC says it believes the Whitehall ministers will continue to argue ‘strongly’ for the pension age to increase. In a very thinly veiled threat the TUC says: “To defend our members’ interests it will be necessary to maintain and enhance the public sector campaign alliance and to organise together for maximum pressure should further united ...