On the Pensions Dispute: A Message from the Trade Union Leadership to their members

Comrades, colleagues, suckers. We have negotiated hard for you over the past 6 months, consuming endless free dinners and sharing personal anecdotes with the representatives of the employers’ side. The negotiations have been difficult… intransigent management… evil Tory government… difficult economic climate… bad weather in Suffolk… train delay outside Crewe….

But we have gained significant ground. Under the new proposals, your pensions will only be cut by a quarter rather than 25%, and those due to retire between 28th February and 1st March 2013 will not have to work the additional decade, before gaining their reduced pension. Higher grade team members, such as bankers, chief executives and Union leaders will also be unaffected.

I know this is not what we promised you or what you wanted. But we recommend acceptance of this new improved offer. It is, of course up to you to decide… but if you vote against our recommendation, we’ll do nothing to help you… and seek to undermine you anyway we can…. labeling you extremists, deluded or sinister. Plus we control all the union resources.

Thanks again for all your support

<fill in your standard Trade Union Leaders Name here>

 

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