Pensions Follow

The national executive of the NUT union met yesterday (Thursday). The meeting deferred any decision on national strike action in June until a further executive meeting on 10 May—the day when hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers will strike over pensions.

More than 10,000 workers in the Ministry of Defence and other government departments are set to join the strike over public sector pensions on 10 May.

Some 100,000 health workers in the Unite union will strike to defend pensions on 10 May.

Health workers in the Unison union across England and Wales are balloting on the Tories’ pensions offer.

Get together with other workers and put pressure on your union to join the strikes on 10 MayInvite a Unite union member to speak to your union branch about the strikesContact other trade unionists and organise to visit picket linesDo a collection in your union branch or organisation for the strikersFind out if there are any rallies or protests planned on the strike day and publicise them—or organise one yourself

The NUT teachers’ union will meet in two weeks’ time to discuss further strikes over pensions.

28 March London pensions strike: schools and colleges shut down

The level of support and solidarity from trade unionists around Britain shows that workers are willing to take on the Tories.

Activists across public sector unions are fighting for coordinated national strikes against the Tories. Workers keep on voting overwhelmingly for more strikes.

Civil service workers in the PCS union have voted resoundingly for more strikes over pension reforms in a consultation.

Thousands of teachers and lecturers in Scotland will be angered by the decision of the EIS union's executive committee to call off the strike planned for 28 March over pensions.

The fight to stop the government's attacks on public sector pensions got a boost today, Friday.