Trade union bosses have demanded 'less talk and more action' from the Scottish Government on workers' pay.
Hundreds of people attended solidarity rallies organised by the Scottish Trades Union Congress , with members of the EIS, PCS, UCU and Unison unions among those taking part in an event on Buchanan Street.
The day has been branded "walkout Wednesday" because of the scale of the action - the largest such protest in the UK for decades. Meanwhile rolling action by the EIS union has seen teachers in Clackmannanshire and Aberdeen strike on Wednesday. Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, she added: "Up here at least we have a Government that is willing to get in the room and talk, but we still have some very serious, outstanding disputes.
Speaking from a picket line outside the Scottish Parliament, PCS industrial officer Joy Dunn said around 11,000 workers in Scottish public services are out on strike.
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