Public Workers Strike in the UK

Liverpool, November 30, 2011
Thousands of strikers take part in a march during the public sector strike on November 30, 2011 in Liverpool, England. More than 2 million public sector workers are staging a nationwide strike over cuts to their public sector pensions. The strike began at midnight leading to the closure of most state schools, disruption to rail and tunnel services, delays at border areas inside airports and ferry terminals and the postponement of thousands of non-emergency hospital operations.

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