Yet another pensions rip-off

Socialist Resistance no16 | page 10-11

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debate on pensions was much more prominent than usual. reduced pensions instead.

stration on June 19. The Government's intention to raise the normal retirement age for public sector workers from 60 to 65 and to raise the earliest retirement age to 55 meant that the

There is great anger among teachers about this issue; lots of teachers find it difficult to work to the age of 60 anyway. Continuing to 65, suffering the new Monty Python, Spanish Inquisition type of OFSTED inspections will be too stressful to contemplate for many. Large numbers of teachers will have to leave before 65 with

It is encouraging that the NUT has liased with the PCS Union for a campaign but we need more - French and Austrian unions (including teachers) took industrial action in June 2003 against similar proposal from their governments. All NUT

civists should focus on this issue and urge the union to build support for the TUC

Duncan Cryer

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