Today is the first day of the nationwide teachers' strike. The strike is expected to affect most schools in the United States.

Department for Work and Pensions staff in Universal Credit centres are striking today in a 'response to the lack of movement from the Government on their demands on pay, pensions and job security'.job security and redundancy terms are two of the biggest reasons for the strike, with the union pointing to Government plans to close more than 40 DWP offices. Workers in Liverpool – at Toxteth Jobcentre, Liverpool Duke Street Jobcentre, Liverpool City Jobcentre and Liverpool Innovation Park Jobcentre – are walking out.

Paramedics, civil servants, driving examiners, teachers, university staff, and airport workers are all taking industrial action in yet another day of strike disruption.

February has already seen upwards of 500,000 people across public and private sectors taking to the picket line.

In the last month, nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, rail workers, taxi drivers, civil servants, barristers and bus drivers have all taken industrial action.

Ambulance

Ambulance staff are part of the Unite union in Wales, which is taking today's strike action.

This includes paramedics, call handlers and support workers.

The strike action affects non-life threatening calls only, and the public is still encouraged to dial 999 in an emergency.

Department for Work and Pensions



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Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions are striking across Universal Credit centres.

The Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents many government workers, says the action is a response to the lack of movement from the Government on their demands on pay, pensions and job security.

Job security and redundancy terms are two of the biggest reasons for the strike, with the union pointing to Government plans to close more than 40 DWP offices.

Workers in Liverpool – at Toxteth Jobcentre, Liverpool Duke Street Jobcentre, Liverpool City Jobcentre and Liverpool Innovation Park Jobcentre – are walking out.

Stockport Contact Centre and Bolton Benefit Centre staff will do so too.



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