from the national union of teachers the strikes are concerned we can sense alex kenny what's wrong with the pension plan that the government pays day the government is proposing to make people pay fifty percent more towards their pension work longer as long as sixty or a lot of cases a smaller pension. having longer only would have to have that moment brought forward no evidence they can't justify looking at our pension schemes only these changes are necessary because our pension schemes are affordable and sustainable if it's not just the case the government literally won't be able to pull the very generous pensions of public sector workers going forward the average public sector paying. of someone working in local government is five thousand pounds a female local government worker gets a pension of two and a half thousand so they're not gold plated not overly generous but our pensions are affordable in the teacher pension scheme there is a surplus of forty six billion pounds more has been paid into it and been paid out of it so that tells us that this funding itself and what about the

right now as far as why they're striking i think the best person stories my guess based out here is alex kenny from the national union of teachers. strike so concerned with cantons alex heney what's wrong with the pension plan the government's proposed that the government is proposing to make people pay fifty percent more towards their pension work longer as long as sixty or you know a lot of cases a smaller pension when they do retire having. a look only would have to have that moment when they brought forward no evidence they can't justify by looking at our pension schemes i mean these changes are necessary because our pension schemes are affordable and sustainable and what about the the availability of money i mean we see the government constantly saying it just isn't any money yet and yes they are. bailing out you raised a net in which we have essentially no interest is that even embassy will certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the crisis we didn't pay for the banking crisis the banks are now working people are being made to pay for and they won't accept it and of course people h

raising countries despite the fact that the person isn't part of the year is a fairly i speak to alex kenny from the national union of teachers here's what he said about the us certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the crisis we didn't pay for the banking crisis and they bailed out the banks and now working people are being made to pay for and they won't accept. we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking action money of whom have never taken strike action before we will see just how strongly people feel about the government but of course in the aftermath of the strike be exact i think thing the impact of how many but this is the place was that this is the destructive it's looking like i think it's if it is looking like it will be moved right you can see what happens dayo not take to be touchy legendary i think we'll be seeing his secrets about the. smith reporting there from london well still ahead for you this hour in r.t. growing pressure turkey announces economic sanctions against its former allies syria including the hopes of weapons deliveries as a science government h

time funding bailouts countries in the euro of which britain isn't a part i speak to alex kenny from the national union of teachers here he's that's certainly people we didn't play for the crisis we didn't think of the banking crisis and they bailed out the things i'm now working. with. we have an unprecedented thirty three taking action many of whom are going to tell you. just how strongly people feel about. the often not the strike. how many thanks but i guess this is destructive it's not going to take me to see if you'd like to see me strike. and that was our to his own laura smith with the latest from london and as we just saw the government in the u.k. wants workers to pay more for their pensions and retire later unions though are saying no way now unions certainly face similar challenges in the u.s. but we have got to see anything close to the backlash we're seeing abroad why not labor journalist mike elkins here to talk more about this thanks for coming on the show mike so why can't americans come together for a collective a day of strikes like we're seeing in the u.k. where i

bailouts will countries in the euro a day in which support britain isn't a part only i speak to alex kenny from the national union of teachers here with his head about that certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the crisis we didn't pay for the banking crisis and they bailed out the banks and now working people are being made to pay for and they won't accept it so we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking action many of whom have never taken strike action before and we will see today just how strongly people feel about the government but it closed me off to the strike big thing i think the impact of how many but basically i just think this is a destructive if you look at and i think it's i think it's a i think the mood strikes you can say what happens today i'm not to be touchy i didn't hear you i think they'll be saying hey stick to. your smith reporting there from london and britain has ordered the closure of the iranian embassy there in london and the expulsion of its staff after the u.k. decided to evacuate his own diplomats from the islamic states capital norway has a

countries despite the fact that britain isn't part of the year is there an early i speak to you alex kenny from the national union of teachers here's what he said about that. certainly people are saying we didn't pay for the courses we didn't pay for the banking crisis and they bailed out the banks are now working people are being made to pay for they won't accept. we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking. money who've never taken strike action before we will see just how strongly people feel about. the government but of course in the aftermath of the strike expect at this thing the impact of it how many well placed the place was that was the disrupted it's not looking like a taking notice it is looking like they will be moved right you can follow what's happening today on our twitter feed r.t. london very week we'll be staying here to see how it's about. as you say more from you throughout the day live from london thank you very much indeed for that update . well still ahead this hour growing pressure turkey announces economic sanctions against its former ally syria including a

bailouts will countries in the year a day in which people rescind isn't a part only i speak to alex kenny from the national union of teachers he was pleased that about that certainly people are saying we didn't play for the crisis we didn't play to the banking crisis and they bailed out the banks and now working people are being made to pay for that and they won't accept it so we have an unprecedented thirty three unions taking action money of whom have never taken so i could go through and we will see just how strongly people feel about the government when it comes to get me off to the strike except fixing the impact of how many place to place but i guess this is a destructive it's not the kind i gotta take i think it's a stick if you like it will be mood strikes. those are to his own laura smith with the latest from london and as we just saw the government in the u.k. wants workers to pay more for their pensions and retire later unions are saying no way now union certainly pay for them a lot of challenges in the u.s. but we have yet to see anything close to the backlash we're seeing abr