Friday 18 November 2011

Unite union members vote 3-1 in favour of pensions strike

UK's biggest trade union backs 30 November day of action against public sector pension reforms

Probation officers, bus drivers, police civilians and museum staff were among the latest workers to back a pensions strike on Thursday, increasing the prospect of the biggest day of industrial unrest for decades.

Unite and the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo) said their members had voted in favour of taking industrial action in protest against the government's controversial pension reforms.

More than 2 million workers are set to walk out on 30 November for a day of action co-ordinated by the TUC. The action will disrupt schools, courts, government offices, jobcentres, driving tests, council services and hospitals.

Read more here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/17/unite-union-votes-pension-strike