industrial action

BBC Verify examines why this pressure over public sector pay and industrial action has re-emerged.

But in reality, industrial action is still a long way off.

Last year the government accepted the recommendations of the pay review bodies in full, handing workers raises of between 4.75% to 6% - a move that ended widespread industrial action.

"The industrial action is in no one's interest because the deal on the table is a good deal," he said.

Musicians at the Welsh National Opera orchestra have accepted a new agreement following a year of negotiations and industrial action.