More than 1,000 rallies were held across the country and one protest in
central London
was attended by tens of thousands. It was the biggest walkout in UK since the
1970S and most people came on strike for the first time in their career.
About 2.6 million workers have been balloted in the row over Government
plans to make them work longer, pay more taxes and get lower pensions.
Following tensions between unions and ministers, the Government had also
declared that it would withdraw an improved offer if the pension dispute was
not settled by the end of the year.
Ministers added that people near pension won’t be affected.
However, the Trades Unions Congress (TUC) accused the Government of
alienating its workforce and public sector workers did not change their plan
to take the streets.
The strike did not bring the nation to a standstill but more than 70 per
cent of the schools shut all over the UK.
Also courts, museums and libraries closed, transport was disrupted and
thousands of NHS appointments and operations were cancelled.
A group of 37 protesters were arrested in London to prevent further trouble
following an attack on a Police Community Support officer (PCSO).
Apart from this event, the protest was mostly peaceful.
Prime Minister David Cameron dismissed the action as irresponsible and
damaging, while the Labour party leader Ed Miliband said that even though he does
not support strikes, he cannot condemn those taking action.
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