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British strikes set to cause chaos for schools, travel

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Thousands of British workers go on strike

Teachers, air traffic controllers, customs officers and other public sector workers are on strike over planned changes to the pension system. FULL STORY

British strikes set to cause chaos for schools, travel

Richard Allen Greene, CNN

June 30, 2011 8:22 a.m. EDT

Britain's public sector goes on strike

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: The government's plans to change the pension system are "politically motivated," a striker says

Hundreds of thousands of British workers walk off the job

All three teaching unions go on strike, closing schools

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/06/30/uk.strike/index.html?hpt=hp_t1




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