GMB Refute Claim On Pensions “Deal”

30 Nov 2011

GMB confirm there is no pension deal on the table for local government workers and categorically confirm that no negotiations are taking place. GMB responded to the statement by Eric Pickles Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in the House of Commons today in the that local government talks were ‘close to a deal’. (For pictures of GMB members on strike today go to http://www.gmb.org.uk/pspc)

Brian Strutton GMB National Secretary and leading for GMB in the national negotiations on pensions said “Mr Pickles hasn’t even met the local government unions. Instead he has passed the negotiating baton to council leaders but they have told GMB and the other unions they will not be in a position to negotiate until at least the middle of next month.

I can confirm there is no pension deal on the table for local government workers and categorically confirm that no negotiations are taking place. That’s why we are on strike and that’s why we are calling for negotiations to take place urgently and seriously.”