Some 2,600 workers at the charity Turning Point struck on Friday of last week. Around 40 workers in the Unison union picketed its headquarters in Manchester.
Bosses at the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan) in Preston have abandoned plans to privatise the institution after fierce protests from staff and students.
Some 60 percent of Unison union members in Scottish local government have voted to reject a 1 percent pay offer in a consultation ballot on a 25 percent turnout.
