Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks across country
Unions and the government appeared as far apart as ever, after Wednesday’s widespread strike action closed thousands of schools across England and Wales.
Of schools affected by industrial action, only 11% had been able to remain fully open, while 80% were partially closed, and 9% shut altogether. The leaders of the National Education Union , Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, described Wednesday’s strike as “a huge statement from a determined membership who smashed through the government’s thresholds that were only ever designed to prevent strike action happening at all”.
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