Members of at least nine unions have voted overwhelmingly
to strike on 28 March against government plans to change our
pensions.
This means that our strike action will be the biggest the
UK has ever seen. We need you to join in and make it a huge
success. We will be working closely with all the other unions
through a national Joint Union Strike Team (JUST) and similar
regional groups. It is vital that the unions all work closely
together at branch level too.
From October 2006, anyone under 53 faces having to work on
to 65 before getting a full pension, no matter how long you
have worked and paid into the scheme. But other public service
workers have had their pensions protected by the government.
Why not members of the LGPS?
These proposals don't only affect people working in local government,
but also in housing associations, higher and further education,
the police, fire and rescue services, Scottish Water, Scottish
national agencies, the Meat Hygiene Service, Careers Scotland,
in some private companies and the community and voluntary sector.
Branches are already planning events for 28 March. Check back
here for more details.
See also
the UK UNISON site for
