The Day Scotland Went On Strike Rubbish Piles Up in Streets | Thousands On the March | Ferries, Buses and Subway Affected Rubbish Piles Up in Streets | Thousands On the March | Ferries, Buses and Subway Affected Calum Macdonald, Rory Trust and Kirsty Taylor Assess the Impact of the Walk-Out by Council Workers

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ITcould hardly have been given a bigger billing, but in the end a nationwide strike involving thousands of public sector workers passed off more like a damp bank holiday.

Scotland was not so much brought to its knees, more widely inconvenienced yesterday as more than 200,000 local government workers downed tools in a dispute over their pensions.

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The Day Scotland Went On Strike Rubbish Piles Up in Streets | Thousands On the March | Ferries, Buses and Subway Affected Rubbish Piles Up in Streets | Thousands On the March | Ferries, Buses and Subway Affected Calum Macdonald, Rory Trust and Kirsty Taylor Assess the Impact of the Walk-Out by Council Workers

During the customary sabrerattling that passes as prepublicity for such events, ministers warned of the suffering that would be inflicted on ordinary folk while trade unionists predicted the biggest stoppage since the Gen...

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