Watch LIVE as union leaders answer your questions about why their members have voted to go on strike.
The Mirror is hosting a special event from 5pm to 6pm with Britain's union bosses where they will take questions and explain why industrial action has proved necessary.
Strikes have hit their highest level for over a decade and are set to ramp up further. Today marks the start of a month-long wave of rail disruption while nurses also set to strike for the first time ever.
