As Jeremy Hunt rose in the house of commons to deliver his ‘back to work budget’, thousands of workers were already on their feet packing out picket lines across the country.
The collective action saw school gates remain closed for the third time this year, with junior doctors outside of hospitals for the third time this week. Civil servants and university lecturers also took a stand, but there was a clear feeling that classrooms, wards and offices are where the majority of these workers would rather be.
The mass walkout was one of largest coordinated strike days in recent memory, yet fell only a matter of weeks after a similar size demonstration at the beginning of February. Many who took to the picket lines then, joining a march in Liverpool City Centre, haven’t seen their situations improve despite the collective pressure for the Government to show reason.
