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BT and Openreach workers continue fight against real-terms pay cuts with second day of strikes
CWU members on the picket line in Kidderminster [Twitter / @CWUnews]

by Our Industrial Reporter @TrinderMatt

THOUSANDS of BT and Openreach workers showed their determination to address their declining real-terms pay by taking another day of strike action today.

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), including call centre staff and engineers, walked out for a second day after a 24-hour strike on Friday.

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