Union resistance over vital Government pension reforms was crumbling last night – just three weeks after a ‘national strike’ failed to bring the country to a standstill.
Health service union Unison and civil service union Prospect said they had agreed in principle to a deal they condemned as unacceptable only last month.
Local government unions also indicated they have lost enthusiasm for causing a new ‘Winter of Discontent’.And the major teaching unions drew back from their position of outright hostility to the reforms – although they stopped short of signing a deal last night.
Emerging from talks, Christine Blower, general-secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said negotiators had ‘reserved our position’ and would resume negotiations next month.
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