A look back at the Nov 30 public sector strikes
A short round up the action when public sector workers went on strike across the UK over pensions - from Guardian reporters on Twitter and sent in by Guardian readers
- An early and chilly start for union members
Public sector strikes: 30 November action mappedLive coverage of today's mass union strike action by teachers, border control staff, health workers and others over public sector pension...- Marches took place across the country - from Scotland, to Wales to Brighton and Ipswich - reports were fed into our open map which shows the spread of action in the UK
Over a 1000 people at Gloucester park rally #n30 http://pic.twitter.com/XI7ar3Nl
Public sector strikes - live coverage7.20am: Good morning and welcome to the Guardian's rolling coverage of the largest strike for three decades, as schools, hospitals, c...- Glasgow march gets underway. Stewards say several thousand strong twitpic.com/7m2m7o
- Disruptions at airports weren't as severe as expected - and at Heathrow David Cameron’s press secretary Gabby Bertin helped out by checking passports.
At Gatwick airport Magician Danny Hall was employed to entertain passengers who were delayed
Lots of horns tooting at the strike rally in Leeds #nov30 http://pic.twitter.com/vyOXgcWg- Bristol protesters were brought a bit of Christmas cheer by singing Santas at Cabot circus and on the march - giving their union slant to Christmas classics such as:
“I'm dreaming of a fair pension/Just like the ones I used to know/Where the coffers glistened/and Mps might have listened/Before the bankers stole our dough." - Father Christmas's invade Cabot Circus Bristol & sing "We're dreaming of a fair pension" twitpic.com/7m3rks
- While some marched through the centre of Birmingham a rally took place at the National Indoor Arena
- City hospital, b'ham: 'They want us to work until we're too old to look after patients' #n30 yfrog.com/kkvmxagj
- As the sun set most marches began to come to an end and unionists made their way home
- last photo for @hrwaldram the crowd at Spillers Wharf Newcastle during Bob Crowe's speech yfrog.com/kltqdyuj #n30
- The day wasn't all peaceful though - 37 were detained due to a breach of the peace in Dalston and two were arrested in Hackney for assaulting a PCSO. There is currently some disturbance in Charing Cross.
A small scuff with some activists walking back onto Strand has resulted in more police being called. http://pic.twitter.com/Eqfe9AnW
Protestors on strand and heavy police #n30strike @Blottr charing cross station blocked off, shops locking up http://pic.twitter.com/DooEy2Gu






