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Pensions Strike Called Off

(21/3/05) UNISON today called off planned strike action by 800,000 of its public sector members due to go ahead on Wednesday (23 March), following an 11th hour agreement reached last Friday.

Lengthy negotiations - led by UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis – resulted in a written statement by deputy prime minister John Prescott, confirming the withdrawal of the Amendment Regulations, which would have raised the pension and retirement ages.

He also agreed to the setting up of a negotiating forum on the Local Government Pension Scheme with "nothing ruled in or out".

Dave Prentis said: "The strike is off but I have no doubt that had it gone ahead on Wednesday we would have seen a massive show of strength and solidarity across public services".

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