LOCAL GOVT WORKERS PAY DISPUTE:

LOCAL GOVT WORKERS PAY DISPUTE:.||a) (Green,Michael)|ENGLAND TMS SIDE white collar union leaders seated for talks PAN|London WC1 L-R|NALGO HQ CMS SIDE union leaders| CMS Ditto| CMS Union leader seated writing PULL OUT|| TCBV Dennis Reed (NALGO) seated writing PULL OUT as opens| copy of 'The Guardian'|| CMS Dennis Reed (NALGO negotiator) intvw SOF| - substantial wage rises are necessary in order to| protect current living standards|| EXT/RAIN|London SW1 TCMS Charles Nolda (Employers' negotiator) towards from|Belgrave Sq taxi with another (unidentified) PULL OUT PAN L-R as| up steps and into building|| INT| CMS Charles Nolda (Employers' negotiator) intvw SOF| - government figures assume that employers' costs| will not rise by more than 4%|| GRAPHIC Recent private sector pay settlements|| GRAPHIC Public sector pay claims|| EXT|Congress CMS Green i/c SOF & sign off|House| TX.25.1.90/NAO|| b) (Suchet,John)|ENGLAND CMS John Edmonds (GMB General Secretary) intvw SOF|London - the union has to protect its members, who are|ITN facing steep rises in the cost of living - in other| countries the government would attempt to negotiate| with employers and union leaders - the government| has ignored advice from the unions on ways to bring| down interest rates - employers will probably have to| give way over wage claims|| TX.25.1.90/NAO