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

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

Nottingham: Workers march for pensions justice

Workers unite to march for pensions justice in Nottingham

15:40, Brighton: Rally takes its place in history

UNISON assistant general secretary Karen Jennings tells Brighton: ‘This is history in the making’

UNISON condemns Department of Health strike figures

DOH set to fiddle figures on turnout

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