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Pensions strike: round the regions | | An estimated 150,000 public sector workers have taken part in a day of industrial action over government plans to scrap a rule which allows some employees to retire at 60 on a full pension. The strike action has hit schools, transport and most council services. Here is a round-up of how the action has hit services across the country.
EDINBURGH AND EAST Pickets with placards were highly visible outside council buildings as about 10,000 public sector workers in Edinburgh took part in the strike.
GLASGOW AND WEST Parents, commuters and students have been among those hit by strike action in Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS Striking staff in Inverness have released dozens of balloons in an effort to highlight their industrial action over pensions.
NORTH EAST Public sector workers across the north east of Scotland, from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland, have joined colleagues across the UK on strike.
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND Thousands of council workers across the south of Scotland have joined the national strike over pension proposals.
TAYSIDE AND CENTRAL More than 100 public sector staff protesting against plans to change pensions have marched on Dundee's city square to take part in a rally.
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