Unite: No-one has yet backed the deal

Friday, 8 October 2010 12:00 AM

Kevin Coyne, the Unite national officer for government departments, undermines the government's claims that all but one of the unions have agreed to the latest offer on civil service redundancy payments:

"Unite has not backed the deal, neither have the other four unions - Prospect, the FDA, Prison Officers Association, and the GMB.

"We are simply recommending this package as the best deal achievable by negotiation. It is up to our members now to decide if they wish to accept or reject this deal.

"What is clear is the current offer is not as good as that agreed by the previous Labour government, but it is also not as bad as that which this government sought to impose when it came into office in May.

"It is up to our members to decide the next step and no deal will be imposed on them by leaders of a trade union, especially not Unite."

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