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Biggest day of strikes in a decade will involve up to half a million workers
Up to half a million workers will set strike next week in what will be the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade.
Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will walk out on Wednesday 1 February.
Protests will be held throughout the UK as the government plans to pass a new law on minimum service levels during strikes.
Unions say the “anti-strike Bill” could lead to workers who vote legally to strike losing their job.
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