The government has repeated its intention to increase retirement ages in public sector pension schemes. Thirteen public sector unions within the TUC confederation have said they will ballot their members for strike action if the government pushes through its proposals. The non-TUC nursing union the RCN has also made clear its opposition to the proposals.
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