Ministers and unions dig in amid widespread strike action across UK
by Heather Stewart Richard AdamsPeter Walker from World news | The Guardian on (#68DXN)
Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts
Unions and the government appear as far apart as ever after widespread strike action closed or partially closed more than half of schools across England and Wales.
Striking workers from participating unions held rallies in cities including Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham and London on Wednesday as teachers, university staff, rail workers and civil servants stopped work to demand better pay.
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