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Pension Strike

What do you think about it?

"Good idea to get views across." Carina

"Waste of time." Amanda

What is it all about?

An day of industrial action took place across the UK on Tuesday 28 March.

More than 200,000 public sector workers took part in strike action in Scotland over pensions. Employees are angry over the plans to scrap the current rule of retiring at 60.

Under the new plans employees would have to retire at 65 or accept a third less pension.

They are also angry that original conditions of the pension scheme are to be changed.

The strikes affected many public sector areas including schools and public transport. Many schools across the UK had to close due to not having any janitors or dinner ladies. Lothian Buses were also on strike, leaving many people struggling to get to work.

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