Last week hundreds of thousands of public sector workers took part in 24-hour long industrial action.
Speaking following the strikes, John Longworth, director general of the BCC, said: "Pension provision in the public sector must be reformed to ensure pensions are affordable and sustainable. Even with the proposed reforms, public sector pensions are far more generous than those in the private sector, where companies have worked to address the problems of growing liabilities and an ageing workforce.
"Strike action is unnecessary and damaging to the economy. Only last week we saw embarrassing queues at Heathrow hurt the UK's image as a place to do business. By striking, public sector workers are threatening our economy when we need every bit of growth we can get. The economic downturn has hit all workers, from both public and private sectors. Damaging business and public sector productivity through strikes will only hurt us all in the long-term."
