BBC: Schools shut amid public pay fury
Teachers on strike
Thousands of striking teachers have marched in England and Wales
Nearly a third of schools in England and Wales have been disrupted, and one in 10 closed completely during the biggest teachers’ strike in 21 years.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said thousands of members had heeded its strike for a 4.1% pay rise.
Meanwhile, thousands of civil servants also walked out, disrupting government departments and the coastguard service.
The public sector unions have not ruled out further strikes against the government’s 2% pay target.
Up to 400,000 teachers, lecturers, civil and public servants walked out on Thursday in a one-day protest at what they said were below-inflation wage rises.
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