Strike talks on the brink of collapse

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/strike-talks-on-the-brink-of-collapse-2299920.html

Critical talks between ministers and the unions over public-sector pension reform have a 50-50 chance of being cancelled, senior negotiators have warned as the Government reiterated a new hardline approach to a deal. Union leaders said they were close to pulling out of a meeting with ministers next week to hammer out a broad agreement for ongoing discussions.

If the talks collapse it makes the prospect of widespread strike action amongst more moderate unions in the autumn much more likely. Such strikes could involve more than two million public-sector workers. Ministers had hoped to reach agreement with some of the less confrontational unions such as the GMB, Unite and Unison on the broad principles of reform next Monday.

These would then be subject to detailed discussions on individual public-sector pension schemes in the autumn. While that would not have averted the planned day of strike action on 30 June, they hoped it would stall further mass walkouts by many more workers later in the year.

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1. I hope they strike, we need world wide

massive strikes to send the oligarchs a very powerful message.