Teaching unions refuse to sign up to pension reforms

In England two of the biggest teachers' unions (National Union of Teachers and NASUWT) refuse to sign the pension reform, they demanded further talks with the government before Christmas.

The move came as the Association of Teachers and Lecturers moderate, who participated in the public sector strikes June 30 and 30 November in which more than 1 million public sector workers about 27 unions participated. And if solutions are not taken soon, a third wave of strikes could lead to the imposition of harsher reforms.

The union claims they were pressured and threatened into signing a false document in one version, because the education department has modified the sentences at a time.

Education department also wants besides reformulating educational curriculums due to low performance in schools; they’re arguing that the former teachers are no longer eligible for the new challenges of education.

All this adds to the existing rejection reforms four other public pension sectors - health, education, public administration and local government where you try to extend the years of retirement and stagnation in the level of salary.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/06/teaching-unions-refuse-sign-pension-reforms