The threat of public sector strikes has now widened from protest over pension reform to protest at the proposed public sector pay freeze. The coalition government has frozen public sector pay for two years, calling it vital to help drive down the budget deficit. Ministers say the pay-freeze will save the government 3.3bn a year. The TUC voted at its annual Congress to support a co-ordinated strike action if talks over the public sector pay-freeze break down. Unison boss Dave Prentis said ministers had "declared war on our people" and vowed to lead a "fightback". Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union, said that a "sense of urgency" was needed: "The way to really push the government is to follow up the day of demonstration [planned for 20th Oct] by mass co-ordinated strike action across the public and private sectors." Ed Miliband has said that he will attend the Trade Union march against the government's austerity strategy planned for that date. At the same time, a spokesman for David Cameron said there will be no compromise on the public sector wage freezes or pension cuts: "We have put in place some changes in pensions and we do not intend to reopen these talks. We have put in place a public-sector pay freeze for two years and we do not intend to reopen that decision either. Strike action would benefit no-one." Positions not Motivations The negotiation feels very positional and therefore very fixed. On this basis it's