Our View: Those on strike will not benefit the most from upping CoLA

The decision by the main unions to stage a national, three-hour work stoppage to press for the full restoration of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) came as no surprise. The original deadline for a deal on CoLA was the end of June but the haggling continued long after that without reaching conclusion. After last Friday’s meeting failed to produce an agreement, union bosses met on Monday to announce when