More than 16 and a half thousand workers in Somerset are striking today..to protest against proposed changes to public sector pensions.

The government wants them to pay more and work longer..

In North Somerset almost 50 schools are closed completely as teachers and support workers join the walkout.

Nancy - a teacher from Worle - says the average teachers will be over a thousand pounds a year worse off under the proposed changes:

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Libraries in places like Weston, Congresbury and Nailsea are also shut today as staff there join the strike..

Across the country around 2 million people - including NHS staff, immigration official and council staff have walked out.

Chancellor George Osborne maintains the government's proposing a decent pensions deal for public sector workers though:

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