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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Anna Davis,Ross Lydall and Rachael Burford

Walkout Wednesday: ‘250,000 London pupils stuck at home’ as teachers strike

The biggest day of strikes in over a decade caused major disruption in London on Wednesday as teachers, train drivers, bus drivers, lecturers and civil servants walked out.

More than 500,000 workers belonging to seven unions were taking part in “walkout Wednesday” — with little sign of an end to the strikes or the Government backing down. An estimated 250,000 London pupils were stuck at home because their schools were shut.

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