At least 12,000 schools hit by teachers’ pension strike in UK

by E Wayne Ross on June 30, 2011

BBC: At least 12,000 schools hit by teachers’ pension strike

Teachers and lecturers make up the bulk of those protesting
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Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England and Wales have missed lessons as teachers staged a one-day strike over changes to their pensions.

At least 12,000 schools are known to have been closed or partly closed. Unions say the total is even higher.