Unison members agree to more pension talks

Members of Unison have given the green light to further talks on a set of reforms to their pensions proposed by the government.

In December, Unison negotiators signed a "heads of agreement" document detailing the basis of a reform plan to take back to its membership for approval.

Yesterday, fellow public sector union Unite rejected the latest pension deal, causing a split between the unions.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said: "We will continue to campaign to secure the best possible deal, which our members will then be consulted on.

"Should negotiations fail, our industrial action ballot, which remains live, gives us the option to take more strike action."