Health unions sign pension reform deal

After another round of talks today, Unison is expected to put an agreement over public sector pension cuts to its executive in the new year for approval. The details of the deal have yet to be confirmed. It is hoped the agreement could avert further strikes by public sector workers over pension reform. The agreement concerns health workers who are members of public sector pension schemes, but it is thought another agreement concerning local government employees may have been reached, the BBC reports. Today's agreement will only be a broad outline of a deal between ministers and uni...