A FRESH wave of industrial action against the UK government's controversial public-sector pension reforms will take place this week, with union leaders predicting that up to 400,000 workers could be involved.
Civil servants, lecturers, health workers, Ministry of Defence staff, immigration officers, off-duty police officers and members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be among those joining strikes and other forms of protest on Thursday.
The walkout follows last November’s huge stoppage by more than one and a half million workers in protest at planned changes to their pensions.
Most public-sector unions remain opposed to the reforms, which they warned would leave millions of workers... read more