‘Overworked and underpaid’: UK public sector workers strike over pay

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The British public have been warned to expect ‘significant disruption’ after a coordinated strike across the UK involving, teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers. More than 100,000 teachers took to the streets, demanding a pay rise above inflation, funded by the government, rather than from existing school budgets. The value of teachers’ salaries has fallen significantly in recent years, contributing to a recruitment crisis in schools. Further strikes are expected from the public sector as pressure mounts on the government to increase salaries. Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, told Sky News the government was focusing its efforts on decreasing inflation

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