Striking gets you nowhere.
...unless you are Michael Gove. In which case it makes you a millionaire MP who is happy to lecture us on morality, whilst fiddling his expenses and securing himself a pension worth over 5 times as much as the people protesting.
Personally I don't think striking is the answer, negotiation is essential as some reforms are necessary. Everyone should be prepared to help on all sides to help our economy. However I do not agree with the contempt this government demonstrates for those that will be the victims; generally hard working people who have planned and saved for their retirement within a system that was presented to them. It's not as if tese public sector workers have been exploitative in their actions (as Mr Gove was with his expenses), they just want what they where promised.
Mr Gove said he had made 'mistakes' in his expense claims and is paying them back. I think we all agree the state need to eradicate incompetence at all levels, get rid of the dead wood. So if we need to make cuts, let's start with him.