Industrial action

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The government could respond to planned industrial action over public sector pension changes by strengthening anti-strike laws, business secretary Vince Cable has warned.

Unilever employees are staging a demonstration in Warrington tomorrow over the firm's plans to close its £5.5bn final salary scheme.

More than 700 support staff at the University of Sheffield are striking today over plans to move lower paid staff from a final salary to cash balance scheme.

Lord Hutton has warned the momentum of public sector pension reform could suffer because his commission was disbanded immediately after delivering its report.

Head teachers have overwhelmingly voted to hold a ballot over national strike action in response to pensions changes recommended in the Hutton Report.