Unions plan NHS-wide pension strike

Unison is hosting meetings in London with representatives from the British Medical Association (BMA), Royal College of Nursing, British Dental Association (BDA) and others, the Guardian reports. Public sector workers are unhappy with reforms which increase their contributions whilst reducing their payouts, following recommendation in the Hutton Report designed to cut the burden of their pension liabilities on the public purse. Whole sections of the NHS could be shut down by Christmas if industrial action goes ahead, according to union sources. Union officials said they are keen to ...