Teachers and union members gather in Dorchester to protest ahead of Wednesday's Spring Statement.

UNISON says healthcare assistants have been "working well above their salary band for years".

The row is over the amount of back pay owed to healthcare assistants, the Union says.

The hospital trust says contingency plans are in place to mitigate the impact of the strike.

A union claims its members are being paid trainee rates, despite being fully qualified.

One phlebotomist says it is "getting harder and harder to pay the bills".

Unison warns plans to close three day centres could cost West Berkshire Council more in the long-term.

Members of the University and College Union are taking industrial action over potential job cuts