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UNIONS WELCOME PUBLIC SERVICES PENSIONS DEAL - 19 OCTOBER 2005
A framework agreement on public services pensions in health, civil service and education has been reached today at a meeting of the Public Service Forum. Separate negotiations are under way in Local Government. TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, said:
'Working together through the TUC, public service unions have today won a major breakthrough. It is being recommended to public service unions for endorsement.
'The Government has accepted that today's public sector staff should not have their pensions promise broken, and need suffer no detriment in their pensions arrangements. This has met the major union objective.
'On top of this, the Government has given important guarantees for the future. All new public pensions schemes will be based on defined benefits, linked to earnings and index linked. All public service workers will continue to be able to retire at 60 - if that is their wish - into the future.
'Detailed negotiations will now need to take place in each of the sectors covered by the agreement.
'We now need to see the same progress made in local government.'
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
'Working together through the TUC, public service unions have today won a major breakthrough. It is being recommended to public service unions for endorsement.
'The Government has accepted that today's public sector staff should not have their pensions promise broken, and need suffer no detriment in their pensions arrangements. This has met the major union objective.
'On top of this, the Government has given important guarantees for the future. All new public pensions schemes will be based on defined benefits, linked to earnings and index linked. All public service workers will continue to be able to retire at 60 - if that is their wish - into the future.
'Detailed negotiations will now need to take place in each of the sectors covered by the agreement.
'We now need to see the same progress made in local government.'
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- All TUC press releases can be found at www.tuc.org.uk
Industrial Action
The National Union of Mineworkers expresses its support for fellow trade unionists in the Public Sector who today are having to resort to withdrawing their labour (a fundamental right of any worker) and take strike action against these unfair cuts to their pensions and terms and conditions.
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Funeral of Gerry Gibson
It is with deep regret that the NUM (Yorkshire Area) announce the Funeral Service details for Gerry Gibson who tragically lost his life at Kellingley Colliery on Tuesday 27th September 2011.The Service in dedication to Gerry a much respected member,work mate & fellow miner will be held in
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Statement from Gerry's Family
We are all truly devastated by Gerry's sudden and tragic death.
We would like to pay tribute to everyone involved in attempts to rescue Gerry - all work colleagues; Kellingley rescue team; the air ambulance team and all other medics who were on site. Their tireless efforts were not i
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Fatality at Kellingley Colliery
it is with deep regret that the national union of mineworkers has to confirm that as a result of a tragic accident at kellingley colliery one of our members has lost his life.
the whole workforce at the colliery are devastated at the loss of a friend and colleague as a result of a roof fall on 502s
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