Unions have 'no appetite' for pension strikes: Maude

Public sector workers are facing a switch from final salary to career average schemes, including reforms to increase contributions, lower pay outs and push back retirement dates, reports the Independent. At a fringe meeting with the Independent at the Conservative Party Conference, Maude, who is leading negotiations with unions on the issue, said there may yet be a deal over pension reform. This comes after 14 public sector unions balloted for a one-day strike on 30 November in opposition to the pension cuts. "There is a range among the unions. One or two are politically motivated...