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The nine unions involved in the local government pensions dispute have agreed to suspend strike action while talks with local government employers take place. A nationwide strike took place on 28 March and regional action was planned for the end of April. Unions and employers issued a joint statement which set out their intentions to agree protection for current members of the scheme and to ensure that any further changes are properly negotiated.
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A substantial majority of civil servants voted for further strike action as part of the PCS union's campaign over pay and jobs. The union has decided not to call action at the moment while it continues talks with the government. The main aims of its campaign include: no compulsory redundancies or relocations; pay increases which at least keep pace with the cost of living; a national pay system to end unfair pay that sees staff doing the same job paid vastly differing salaries; no more privatization and outsourcing without agreements to protect the workforce; and adequate resources and decent
With the second phase consultation on working time under way, both EPSU and the ETUC are organising meetings to discuss the issues. The ETUC conference is broadly on innovative working time practices but will include debate about the Working Time Directive. The conference is in Brussels on 8-9 February and will include a workshop on working time in the health service with a contributions from EPSU Finnish affiliate Super. The EPSU meeting will take place on 18 February in Brussels and is specifically for EPSU affiliates to discuss their concerns about the Working Time Directive and to help
