In theory, most voters think it is wrong and unaffordable for public sector workers to get a better pension deal than they have.

The union has rejected another proposed pension deal, is it time to stop walking out on negotiations?

- Up to two million public sector workers have downed tools across the country to protest against government plans to change their pension deal.

He had us come in here to work out a pension deal.

Paterson raised the issues of furloughs in mid-August, just two months after the pension deal was reached.

They have two major complaints - the threat of closure hanging over the office and changes to pension deals.

Mr Inman should post details of his pension deal before he backs degraded terms for other (far less well paid) workers.

Q: What would you say to private sector workers who cannot hope to get a pension deal like this?

Like Unite, the biggest teaching unions also reserved their positions and have yet to confirm that they will accept the pension deal.

The pension deal agreed by the Labour government provided a surplus to the treasury.