Public sector workers strike over pensions, retirement age
(NEWSER) - Public sector workers across Britain went on strike today in protest of government demands that they contribute more to their pensions and wait longer to receive them. As many as 2 million were expected to strike, according to the AP , making it the biggest action in Britain since 1979. Only 13% of English schools fully opened, the BBC reports, with another 13% partially open. Ambulance services are struggling, with one saying it was only responding to “life-threatening emergencies.” In Northern Ireland, trains and buses have stopped working entirely. More»
