Public sector worker's who've gone on strike today have been telling Fire just why they wanted to join the walkout:

CLIP

Nurses, job centre staff and teachers are just some of those who've joined picket lines in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch today..Many also turned out for a big rally in Bournemouth town centre this lunchtime..

They've joined around 2 million other workers across the UK on stike - which is affecting bin collections, passport control at airports and some hospitals.

But the Chancellor George Osbourne maintains the government's proposing a decent pensions deal - and says this strike is futile and won't achieve anything...