18.10.2014 - 12:47 [ stv ]

Thousands of workers join protest against austerity measures

Thousands of workers have taken part in a rally in Glasgow, calling for an end to austerity to highlight the need for pay to increase.
Public sector workers including teachers, nurses, civil servants and hospital cleaners marched alongside railway workers, postmen and others from private firms.
Families, pensioners and anti-nuclear activists also took part, and protests were also held in London and Belfast.
The TUC organised the demonstrations under the banner Britain Needs A Pay Rise, following days of industrial action by public sector workers ranging from nurses and midwives to civil servants