The UK saw the biggest single day of strikes in a decade on Wednesday, with up to half a million workers, including tens of thousands of teachers, joining the nationwide industrial action.
The mass walkout involved members of seven trade unions, including civil servants, train and bus drivers, and university staff. Picket lines were mounted outside railway stations, schools, government departments, and universities across the country.
The National Education Union (NEU) said it believes “more than 200,000” members joined the strike,” affecting around 85 percent of schools in England and Wales.
More than 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union also went on strike, including Border Agency staff at ports and airports….