Ncleflight
My reading is that the current offer on the table is that no one within 10 of retirement age will be affected by this, and yes some will have to pay more, the bottom line is that life expectancies have increased by 10+ years in a generation. The real question you and your wife should be asking is WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? Whilst there are many dedicated individuals in the public sector, everyone will know of at least one that take the p**s with sickness & poor performance that few in the private sector would get away with and it is the private sector that funds this, the Government has no money of it's own, these are public servants they are "employed" to serve us not the other way round, the vast majority have been lead like sheep into this strike and for many it will be a day off to get some Xmas shopping done, safe in the knowledge that there will be no repercussions for not turning up other than a loss of a days pay, now just imagine what the reaction would be mid August if airline crews decided to have a unpaid days leave and left these people sat in departure lounges for 24 hours!