Thursday, April 24, 2008

Teachers and civil servants begin pay revolt

Teachers and civil servants begin pay revolt

By Andrew Taylor, David Turner and Nicholas Timmins

Published: April 24 2008 04:58 | Last updated: April 24 2008 04:58

Thousands of schools, employment offices, driving test centres, immigration facilities and coastguard control rooms face closure on Thursday in a series of strikes over public-sector pay.

Up to 100,000 civil servants will join the 200,000-strong National Union of Teachers in separate 24-hour stoppages in protest at government pay-restraint policies.

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