“Walkout Wednesday” saw thousands of schools closed for the day because of action by the National Education Union (NEU) and picket lines were mounted outside railway stations, schools, government departments and universities across the country.

placeholder image — “Walkout Wednesday” saw thousands of schools closed for the day because of action by the National Education Union (NEU) and picket lines were mounted outside railway stations, schools, government departments and universities across the country.

In Pictures: Country’s biggest day of strike action for a decade

By Staff reporter

Published 1st Feb 2023, 16:50 GMT

Updated 1st Feb 2023, 16:55 GMT

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Rail workers continued their strike action in their long-running dispute over jobs, pay and working conditions.

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Rail workers continued their strike action in their long-running dispute over jobs, pay and working conditions.

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