Strike Action Controversy As Fears Raised of Pounds 10m Cost to Local Economy ; Experts Are Divided On Whether Today's Strikes Are Justified but in Agreement Over the Disruption They Will Cause, Paul Whyatt and Zena Hawley Report.

Derby Evening Telegraph › November 30, 2011

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TODAY'S strike action will disrupt the lives of millions - and business experts in Derbyshire say none of it should be happening.

With most of the county's 500 schools closing as teachers walk out, parents are having to take the day off work to supervise their children.

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Strike Action Controversy As Fears Raised of Pounds 10m Cost to Local Economy ; Experts Are Divided On Whether Today's Strikes Are Justified but in Agreement Over the Disruption They Will Cause, Paul Whyatt and Zena Hawley Report.

And experts predict the knock-on effect to businesses could cost the county's economy Pounds 10 million.

Bin collections, burials, and emergency services will also be affected by walk-outs over proposed public sector pension changes.

George Cowcher, chief executive of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, said it could not happen at a worse time.

He said: "The decision to strike now is the wrong move.

When negotiations ov...

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