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date: 1 December 2011

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Government must stop war of words and get on with serious negotiations

Commenting today (Thursday) on the TUC Day of Action yesterday, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

'The government should turn its attention from trying to down play what was the biggest strike in a generation, stop the war of words and get on with serious negotiations where they spell out exactly what they are now proposing in each scheme.

'Unions want to see a fair negotiated settlement and are ready for the intensive talks we now need, but those talks need content and that can only come from ministers.'

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Press release (200 words) issued 1 Dec 2011