Cameron urges halt to public sector pension strikes

David Cameron is expected to tell the Local Government Association (LGA) conference later today public sector pensions are unfair on taxpayers, the BBC reports. Up to 750,000 members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the University and College Union (UCU) and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will strike on 30 June. Thousands of schools are expected to be disrupted, but education secretary Michael Gove faced harsh criticism when he suggested parents should help out in schools to keep them running. Public sector wo...