Great Britain: mobilization against the public sector pension reforms continues but cannot seem to find its gravity center

It was from amongst these unions that the 28 March date was identified as the next date for coordinated strike action. In the run up to the intended national strike, these unions carried out consultative ballots with their memberships in order to make sure that their memberships still were unprepared to accept the recent government concessions. 
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ed negotiations would be based upon and, therefore, took no part in further negotiations with the government. Since mid-February, a number of unions had signalled their intention to have a coordinated national strike on 28 March. After a series of inter-linked decisions, not only the action be taken by just two unions on 28 March but only their members in London will participate in the strike. By Gregor Gall, Research Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Work and Employment Res

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