11 May 2012

UK public sector workers protest pension cuts - Comment

On the streets of London there was another mighty demonstration of workers whose pensions have been stolen by the UK government to pay for war and destruction in other people's countries. Trade unions in Britain have said over 400,000 people took part in the 24-hour UK-wide strike on Thursday 10 May. Furthermore, London's Metropolitan Police said around 32,000 off-duty police officers joined the striking public servants marching through London. However, the British government tried to downgrade the nationwide strike as Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude described it as "futile". Maude also said the figure released by unions was "widely inaccurate" and only 150,000 public servants took part in the strike. Source

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