Rallies Held Across The UK

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Channel: Sky News · 2011 · News & Politics

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Hundreds of thousands of teachers, police, job centre workers and other civil servants are striking over reforms to their pensions.

There were rallies in towns and cities across the country -- with parents, travellers and businesses affected.

Unions say its the best-supported strike they've ever had -- a claim questioned by the Government -- who say disruption has been kept to a minimum.

Sky's Jason Farrell reports.

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