One in five civil servants will strike, government says

officials expect a third of schools to be fully opened as a strike by workers on public sector pensions on Thursday

One in five of the 500,000 civil servants in the country went on strike Thursday and two thirds of the 24,600 schools in England will be open or partially open, government officials said.

unions involved in collective action predicted that 750,000 public sector workers will strike in the dispute over public sector pensions.

Contingency plans were in place to maintain the courts of the United Kingdom and the open borders are protected, officials said, but admitted that there may be some delays due to management Training Special High airports will be under pressure.

Officials also admitted that although 100,000 civil servants in Whitehall and elsewhere to strike, the numbers are not going into labor will be higher because some have to stay home in Due to school closures.

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In an attempt to circumvent the problems of child care, government ministers said that departments have been encouraging public officials to take their children to work for the day.

The government hopes that a third of schools to be fully open, one third to be partially open and fully close third.

detailed figures on school closures will be provided in the House of Commons by the Education Secretary Michael Gove, Thursday. Current information is provided on the basis of information provided by three-quarters of schools in England.

The spokesman

, David Cameron, said the attacks were considered premature and disappointing, because collective action on public sector pensions, was set up before the government had the opportunity to enter into detailed negotiations on the subject.

Cabinet Office Minister, Francis Maude, issued a statement saying. "The strike is unnecessary and premature, as the debate, prepared at the request of the Trades Union Congress, are in progress

• "The most civil servants and teachers themselves did not vote for this action, showing that support is extremely limited for this strike.
• "The government has always been committed to working openly and constructively with the TUC on public sector pensions, and we believe that both parties have a responsibility to see through negotiations."
said "stringent" contingency plans in place to ensure that essential services were maintained during the strike.

"Less than 10% of the workforce of the public voted for the strike and only about a third of teachers, which shows a real lack of support for the cable type are enlarged union action in waiting, "he added.

said that reform of public sector pensions was "inevitable", adding: "We will ensure that public sector pensions remain one of the best, with a guaranteed pension of very few staff private sector now enjoy.

"However, they will pay later, because people are living longer. And the public sector staff will have to pay more for a better balance between what they pay and what they pay other contributors. "

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