UNISON condemns Department of Health strike figures

DOH set to fiddle figures on turnout

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

Solid support for the strike across the country

Hundreds of thousands join the action

Dave Prentis’ speech to Birmingham rally

Millions of ordinary working people make history today

14:10, Sheffield: Most imaginative picket of the day?

Sheffield lays claim to one of the most unusual pickets of the day

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

00:20, Bristol: Vigil starts day of action

Candlelit vigil begins day of action at midnight in Bristol

08:00, Sheffield: Messages from South Yorkshire

Police staff, youth workers and council staff all out