https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/469e09e0-0c19-4aaf-8e2f-0f20d01dcebc Over 500,000 workers are joining a coordinated strike across the UK in what has been dubbed "Walkout Wednesday", the biggest walkout the country has seen in over a decade. Thousands flooded the streets of central London for a huge demonstration towards the Houses of Parliament, while the strike was joined by teachers, university staff, border force staff, civil servants and train drivers. The workers are protesting real-terms pay cuts and soaring costs of living as the Tory government digs its heels in and continues driving ahead with attacks on public services. In December last year, the Office for National Statistics reported that average real-terms pay had fallen at the fastest rate for 20 years. Legislation introduced by notorious former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, made it impossible for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which represents over 50 unions, to call a general strike, but increasingly, unions have been coordinating their strikes and today, the mass action has shut schools, caused university lectures to be canceled, paralyzed the rail service and even forced the military to be on standby to conduct border checks. Ongoing strikes have been planned for the rest of the month. #WalkOutWednesday #London #Strike #Shorts #news #uk ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLlrNcROjg Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:50:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/469e09e0-0c19-4aaf-8e2f-0f20d01dcebc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.