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The fight to defend public sector pensions is not over. As the PCS union has said nothing has changed since November 30th in the government's stance on pensions. Despite the attempts of some trade union leaders to try to seek an unnaceptable deal with the ConDem government, millions of public sector workers will not be prepared to accept a sell-out. It is vital that massive pressure is brought to bear in unions like Unison to ensure a rejection of the shoddy "agreement." The setting of a date for national and coordinated strike action involving the maximum number of trade unions is vital. Below we carry quotes from public sector trade unionists following the TUC meeting on Monday 19th December.
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Posted 16th December 2011
On 15 December the TUC's Public Sector Liaison Group (PSLG) met for the first time since the magnificent 30 November public sector strike. Disgracefully, Brendan Barber, general secretary of the TUC, argued that all of the trade unions should sign up to the government's latest 'heads of agreement' on pensions, which would then allow Francis Maude to announce before Christmas that the dispute has been settled. This was met with outrage by many of the public sector trade unions present.
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Posted 1st December 2011. Written by Socialist Party Scotland members. Updated on the 2nd and 4th December 2011
 “Hardly a damp squib Mr Cameron, you pension snatcher.” Karen Grogan Unison steward Dundee. Scotland witnessed a massive outpouring of anger at the ConDem government as over 300,000 public sector workers took part in a magnificent strike against attacks on public sector pensions on N30.
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27th November 2011
 30 November will see up to three million public sector workers, representing 28 trade unions, taking part in the biggest strike for 85 years. Public sector workers are striking to stop the government’s attacks on their pension rights, which mean they will have to pay more for their pensions, work longer and then retire on lower pensions. However, the strike is also crucial to the fight against all the ConDem cuts. Public sector workers told the Socialist Party Scotland why they are striking on N30.
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Brian Smith Branch secretary Glasgow City Unison (personal capacity) November 25th 2011
 Three million of us will be striking together on November 30th in what will be the largest ever one-day strike by the working class in Britain. Public services workers in union after union have voted by huge majorities of around five to one to strike against the Con-Dem attacks on our pensions. Trade unions who have never been on strike before are taking action.
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