Public Sector

Tens of thousands of public sector workers failed to turn up for work in one of the UK’s biggest instances of nationwide industrial action of recent times.

Thousands of public sector workers are on strike over a pensions dispute. But as unions hail the “best-supported strike” ever, the Government is playing down its impact.

Health Minister Paul Burstow says there are no easy answers to the funding of social care for the elderly.

Travellers are warned of delays at ports and airports on Thursday as immigration staff join a public sector strike. A union leader tells Channel 4 News the fight for pensions is worth the disruption.

With the Education Secretary attacking Thursday’s teachers’ walkout as “unnecessary and disruptive”, the Prime Minister hails the proposed pensions reforms as fair for employees and taxpayers.

The Prime Minister David Cameron is set to add his voice to calls for public sector workers to cancel this week’s mass strike over pensions.

As public sector workers prepare for walkouts across the country on 30 June, Education Secretary Michael Gove warns that teachers risk losing public respect if they engage in “militancy”.

The Greek Prime Minister offers to quit and make way for a national unity Government after protesters clash with police over austerity measures, as Jonathan Rugman reports.

As hundreds of thousands of public sector workers prepare to strike on 30 June, a union leader and a Government minister clash over the strikes live on Channel 4 News.

Union leaders insist they have a “convincing” mandate for mass industrial action despite low turnouts for strike ballots.

Activists angry about proposed cuts to the NHS protest outside high street banks across the country, occupying some and transforming them into pretend hospitals.

Exclusive: the Coalition Government is pushing ahead with private finance initiative (PFI) projects despite branding the funding model as “discredited” and “dodgy” before the 2010 election.

His opponents are questioning the embattled Health Secretary’s commitment to the NHS. But who are the advisers, lobbyists and health companies with ties to Andrew Lansley?

Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating against government cuts to public spending. There were clashes between police and protesters in parts of London with 75 arrests.

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