Public split on pensions reform
Ahead of the vote on the second reading of the Pensions Bill today, the latest YouGov/Sunday Times poll shows the unions edging in front in the battle for public opinion.
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Moving the goalposts on pensions is unfair and unjust
Shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves calls on MPs from all parties to honour their commitments and vote down the unfair and unjust changes in the Pensions Bill 2011.
Report suggests cost of current public sector pension schemes is affordable
Naomi Cooke, GMB National Pensions Officer, reports on the publication yesterday of the public accounts committee’s report on public sector pensions.
Unions continue to be bullied through the courts
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, reports on the unfair treatement of her members over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
Coalition pushing public sector workers and their families too far
Union members are committed public sector workers who care for the sick, the vulnerable and help educate our children. They do not take action lightly, but this government is pushing them and their families too far.
Hutton’s pensions failure condemns millions to poverty in retirement
By ignoring the issue of affordability to workers Lord Hutton’s recommendations are fatally flawed, writes Naomi Cooke, the GMB’s National Pensions Officer.
The papers get it wrong on pensions; here are the facts
There has been widespread misrepresentation of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in today’s newspapers, writes Naomi Cooke, National Pensions Officer for the GMB trade union.
The coalition’s unfair pensions changes will hit women hardest
Yvette Cooper MP is the Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equality From child care support to pensions, from employment to bus travel, it seems David Cameron’s government is determined to hit women hardest. As Rachel Reeves’stest
Tax on pension saving threatens more than just 2m local govt workers
Naomi Cooke argues that the coalition’s tax on pension savings is arbitary policy making at its worst.
Private pensions industry is an utter failure and needs reform
Amazingly, the private pensions paid in that same year were very slightly less – at about £35 billion. In other words, not one penny of private pensions paid in that year was at cost to the private pension sector: all were paid at cost to the government.