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31 Oct 2012

Low paid workers hit by poor pension provision and low contribution rates

Low-paid workers are far less likely to have a workplace pension, and those that do have far lower employer contribution rates, according to a new TUC report.
12 Oct 2012

Low paid workers could miss out on pension auto-enrolment, says TUC

Over half a million low-paid workers could lose thousands of pounds in employer pension contributions if ministers raise the earnings trigger for auto-enrollment.
10 Sep 2012

Top directors' pension pots increase to £4.3 million

Directors of the UK's top companies have built up pension pots averaging £4.3 million, according to the TUC's tenth annual PensionsWatch survey.
1 Dec 2011

Tens of thousands join protests against government policies

Two-thirds of schools and thousands of agencies shut down yesterday as over 2 million workers joined 'the biggest strike in a generation', according to organisers.
30 Nov 2011

November 30: the day 'divide and rule' was exposed

“We're all in this together” has never seemed so cynically mendacious as it does today (30 November) – the day after the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and the day on which public service workers are taking part in the largest organised day of action for a generation.
29 Nov 2011

Day of Action to target austerity and cuts as well as pensions robbery

Wednesday 30 November will see the first mass strike across Britain for four decades, as public sector workers protest against pension cuts.
14 Sep 2011

Trade unions to build alliances ahead of day of action

Public sector unions planing a day of action over government cuts are aiming to build alliances with private sector workers and the wider anti-cuts movement.
30 Jun 2011

Greens say fair pensions are worth struggling for

The leader of the Green Party in England and Wales is among those backing the huge wave of public sector strikes across the country today.
28 Oct 2010

Coalition's pension plan is a 'starting point', say Greens

The leader of the Green Party has welcomed the government's announcement of a universal state pension. But she said that the plans do not go far enough.
14 Oct 2010

Plaid Cymru welcome pension changes - but slam cuts agenda

Plaid Cymru have welcomed a plan to cut pension tax relief to people on higher incomes. But they have reiterated their opposition to the cuts agenda as a whole.

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