News Release
Pensions Day of Action
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement to the House of Commons this week will expose the calamitous state of UK economy, compounded by the catastrophic failure of his deficit reduction plan. Public service workers will hold a 24 hour strike supported by their Unions including School Head Teachers unions; Royal College of Nursing; top and middle ranking Civil service unions (Not quite the irresponsible militants the Government describe them as). The belligerence and bullying of the government has known no bounds throughout this year long dispute on pensions. The day of action was avoidable but the government chose to go for imposition instead of negotiation; conflict before conciliation. If the strike goes ahead it will be because of their intransigence and not the public service Unions.
The big lie
Chancellor Osborne told us it was about pension reform; we were told that all public service pension schemes were low in funds and unsustainable (not true). He then demanded by imposition a 3% tax increase on all public service workers; none of that tax will go into their pension funds, but all of it directly into the Treasury deficit reduction pot. This Chancellor fawns at the feet of bankers with their £Million bonuses; promises he
will soon cut their 50% top rate tax band whilst punishing public service
workers with tax increases.
Sandra
Osborne MP
Pensions Day of Action
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement to the House of Commons this week will expose the calamitous state of UK economy, compounded by the catastrophic failure of his deficit reduction plan. Public service workers will hold a 24 hour strike supported by their Unions including School Head Teachers unions; Royal College of Nursing; top and middle ranking Civil service unions (Not quite the irresponsible militants the Government describe them as). The belligerence and bullying of the government has known no bounds throughout this year long dispute on pensions. The day of action was avoidable but the government chose to go for imposition instead of negotiation; conflict before conciliation. If the strike goes ahead it will be because of their intransigence and not the public service Unions.
The big lie
Chancellor Osborne told us it was about pension reform; we were told that all public service pension schemes were low in funds and unsustainable (not true). He then demanded by imposition a 3% tax increase on all public service workers; none of that tax will go into their pension funds, but all of it directly into the Treasury deficit reduction pot. This Chancellor fawns at the feet of bankers with their £Million bonuses; promises he
will soon cut their 50% top rate tax band whilst punishing public service
workers with tax increases.
Sandra
Osborne MP