ACAS

British

/ ˈeɪkæs /

acronym

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

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Conciliation service Acas has been mediating in the negotiations since May, but talks broke down on Wednesday.

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Conciliation service Acas has been mediating in the negotiations since May, but talks have broken down.

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Conciliation service Acas has been mediating in the negotiations since May, but now leader John Cotton has said the authority has "reached the absolute limit" of what it can offer.

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Conciliatory talks between the local authority and Unite, chaired by the arbitration service Acas, have so far failed to reach a solution both sides can agree on.

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Mr Hussain, who estimated about 150 people attended the meeting, said talks held at the arbitration service Acas had failed and people now wanted an independent panel to be created to take over negotiations.

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