All seven of the union federations that organise workers in the public services are calling on their members to join a day of action of strikes and demonstrations on 4 October. They will be protesting in defence of public services, the rights of public service workers and calling for increases in pay and pensions to compensate for the loss of purchasing power in recent years.
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