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UK passing $23 billion pension reform bill to workers, unions tell London court

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Fire Brigades Union take part in a rally regarding possible future strike action linked to a pay dispute, in London, Britain, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Two British trade unions challenging changes to public sector pensions told a London court on Tuesday that the government was unlawfully passing the 19-billion-pound ($23 billion) cost of discriminatory pension reforms onto workers.

The Fire Brigades Union and the British Medical Association (BMA), which represents 160,000 doctors and medical students, say Britain’s finance ministry is effectively making members of newer pension schemes foot the bill for its own mistake.

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