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BBC staff overwhelmingly in favour of strike

Professional Pensions | 02 Sep 2010 | 10:31

BBC workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a row over changes to the pension scheme, trade unions say.

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Capita strike could affect other financial companies

Strike action over pension changes at Capita Life and Pensions could have repercussions for other financial organisations, Unite warns.

Professional Pensions | 26 Aug 2010 | 11:00

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BBC employees petition against scheme changes

More than 1,000 BBC employees have signed a petition requesting a meeting with the scheme trustees over changes to the pension scheme.

Professional Pensions | 24 Aug 2010 | 13:07

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GMB serves AstraZeneca strike ultimatum

Employees at AstraZeneca will strike over cuts to pension benefits, unless the company comes back with “meaningful” terms, GMB says.

Professional Pensions | 17 Aug 2010 | 11:23

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BBC’s exec top-up review offer ‘too little too late’

The BBC’s offer of reviewing executives’ pension top-ups has been dismissed as “too little too late” by the National Union of Journalists.

Professional Pensions | 13 Aug 2010 | 11:17

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BBC to review executives’ pension top-ups

The BBC director general has attempted to quell employee anger over pensions by reviewing executives’ top-up pension payments.

Professional Pensions | 10 Aug 2010 | 12:55

Unions are too quick to dispute

Not a week seems to go by without the unions disputing the latest cost saving measures by sponsoring employers. The BBC, AstraZeneca and Ford have all been on the receiving end of union venom in the past two weeks alone.

Professional Pensions | 29 Jul 2010 | 11:25 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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AstraZeneca employees may strike over scheme changes

Some 600 AstraZeneca workers in Macclesfield are being balloted on strike action over proposed changes to the defined benefit pension scheme, unions say.

Professional Pensions | 27 Jul 2010 | 08:45

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Ford could face union legal challenge over Visteon pensioners

Unite has threatened Ford with legal action over staff who lost their pension when Visteon UK went into administration last year.

Professional Pensions | 26 Jul 2010 | 10:45

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BBC staff could strike over scheme changes

BBC employees will be balloted on strike action after the broadcaster refused to withdraw proposed changes to the pension scheme, Unions say.

Professional Pensions | 22 Jul 2010 | 11:11

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Unions give BBC ultimatum over scheme changes

Unions have given the BBC until tomorrow to abandon its “pensions robbery” or else face a ballot on strike action.

Professional Pensions | 20 Jul 2010 | 10:37

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Unions issue strike warning over BBC scheme changes

BBC unions have threatened strike action over the proposed changes to the pension scheme after talks broke down yesterday.

Professional Pensions | 01 Jul 2010 | 11:17 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Coca-Cola workers threaten strikes

Unions have threatened World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola with strike action because they are not being consulted on changes to workers’ pay and pensions.

Professional Pensions | 08 Jun 2010 | 13:05 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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