30 June 2011
Last updated at 17:08 ET
Mary Bousted accused Ed Miliband of being “ill-informed” about planned pension changes
The head of one of the unions striking over pensions has said Ed Miliband “should be ashamed of himself” for urging workers to call off the action.
Mary Bousted, leader of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, told a rally in London his stance was “a disgrace”.
The Labour leader said the strikes were “wrong” because negotiations with the government were still ongoing.
He said his MPs should turn up for work as normal on Thursday despite the picket lines outside Parliament.
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have staged a 24-hour walkout in protest at planned changes to their pensions.
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