I think it's great that the union is taking a stronger stance for better member rights etc but how about providing all services free of charge - open the leisure centres, run any unionised bus services, have a no-fine amnesty for people returning overdue books to libraries, free child creches for the day. Of course, this is all pipe-dreaming but it would guarantee a lot of public support. Mmmmmm, wadda ya reckon?

I know locally my Strike Committee provided free food for pickets and their families on the day. I handed out some snacks to many of those who gathered over the morning.
There was indeed a fine amnesty negotiated for over-due library books and union organised transport. There was many public-sensitive exemptions which requires a bit of a balancing act mindful that key disruptions is the aim.
I feel that the Unions themselves are to blame for slow communication which in turn allows the mainstream (ant-TU) media to take the momentum and sell disinformation to the public.
It is of course, the draconian anti-Trade Union legislation in the UK (some of the worst in Western Europe) that chokes Union leadership from direct action. We need to fight to repeal these un-democratic chains against working people!