Growing threat of coordinated strikes over public sector pay cap

The UK is facing a growing threat of coordinated strikes by public sector workers over the issue of the 1% pay cap.Unions are calling for a 5% pay rise after following seven years of pay freezes or maximum 1%-a-year pay rises for millions of workers.Four unions tabled motions to this week's Trades Union Congress in Brighton calling for some kind of nationally coordinated action, which were then included in a composite motion.