14:00, Bristol: ‘Today is about women – women who care, women who clean, women who teach”

UNISON women are striking for decent pensions

Bristol: Movement gathers pace in west country

Thousands of strikers, demonstrators and activists gather at Castle Park in Bristol.

10:33, Nottingham: ‘I was crying as I walked out, but I had to do it’

Nurses describe moment they went on strike

11:10, Brighton, Value of public services strikes home

‘People are going to realise what public services really are today’

16:09, London: 20,000 march to parliament

Twenty thousand public service workers marched to parliament this afternoon, bringing the day of action in London to a passionate crescendo

Birmingham: Action is empowering

A sea of purple and green, as UNISON members like Jo stand up and said: enough is enough

11:50, Scotland: Pipers call out the workers

Strike day kicked off in Scotland with a piper and reception committee welcoming the security guards at Glasgow Caledonian University as they came out on strike at midnight.

12:55, Brighton: Attacks on public sector workers are final straw

Chancellor’s further attacks on public sector workers – final straw for many workers.

Cameron needs to stop the distractions and start talking pensions

Today is all about pensions

11:17, Birmingham: We can do this if we stand together

Strikers in Birmingham say pensions attack is the final straw

11:59, London: GLA workers defy Boris

‘It’s a difficult and brave step for these members to strike’

15:04, Cambridge: Reality of life on ‘gold-plated’ pension

NHS worker reveals truth behind ‘gold-plated’ lies

15:10, Leeds: ‘We are being scapegoated’

‘ It is not local authority pensions that has left a big hole in government coffers’

14:37, London: Ambulance staff stand together

Ambulance staff in London among first on picket lines this morning

NHS strike solid support across the UK

More than 400,000 on strike