Civil service union rejects pension deal

Leaders of the biggest civil service union have confirmed their rejection of the government’s final offer on pensions and called for fresh industrial action if improvements are not offered.

The executive of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) also warned of legal action if the union is excluded from any future negotiations.

PCS said unions representing about a million workers in the civil service, education, local government and health, had either rejected or refused to sign up to the offer.

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There had been no movement on the core issues since last November’s strike by up to two million workers, said the PCS executive, which agreed that further co-action should be taken unless more talks are held.

A Cabinet Office spokesman said: “The decision by the PCS remains disappointing. The talk of more strike action by the PCS will not achieve anything.”