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angered by government staff that will walk through what could be the biggest day of industrial action in recent decades

The police investigator

Nicola Ashley, 35, works for the Durham police as a financial investigator. He previously worked for Barclays for 13 years. He moved to his private pension in the pension plan of local government. Win £ 29,700, contributes £ 161 a month in his pension and faces having to pay an extra £ 80 per month.

"I have never taken industrial action before, but the government seems so determined to show total disregard stop and ask themselves what they will come back next year. I was in the financial sector can not say that pensions in the private sector are all bad, I know there are not very good ones out there for that employer pensions that people pay by the pound for pound ..

"My husband is a public sector worker, and that we are faced with an increase of two, and with child care costs increased, fuel, auto insurance if it is amazing. Try telling a young person is now trying to save a house should also contribute to their pension. They will be opting out.

"I have a girl of seven years. We can not afford another child and penny-pinching all the time, even if they work full time to do what we need to run two cars we. be able to afford a quality of family life, but we are not even standing, we return.

"I decided to return to work after my daughter had to keep my retirement and try to make things safe for her. Now they have moved the messages to make me work longer for less.

"I wonder if I made the decisions of life itself. I could stay home and spend more time with my son. I feel cheated."

social worker

Cathy

Roblin, 54, is a social worker for mentally handicapped adults. She lives in Southampton, and has two children of 21 and 16.

"I am very passionate about a pension that will cost more and pay less to women is particularly at risk of poverty, both now and in old age.

"I do not see the logic, the economy does not work for me - for anyone forced to live in poverty, which have an effect on your physical and mental health, if you are not and able to get out. 'visit friends because she has no money for the train ticket or putting fuel in the car, then the insulation will be a problem. All this will cost more to the government. They put people in a position more dependent on the NHS or social services than ever.

"If you allow people to retire with a decent pension in old age where they can fend for themselves, be able to maintain reasonable physical health, be independent and have a little dignity, then the People will be less expensive in terms of attention.

"I visit many older people with dementia and be part of the quality of life in old age is very, very poor, and I would try to stay as independent as possible with the support of my family. It makes no sense for me financially to force people to live below the poverty line because they simply can not fend for themselves.

"We had a pay cut, and now face losing another 100 pounds per month, with increased contributions. That's a lot to me. For many of my younger colleagues, is faced with having to opt for a full pension so they can put money to start a family or saving for a mortgage.

"These are the choices people have to do, and if people can not make any provision for the future, so how can it help the government? It's just another person that the government will look into the future.

"Then I'll be on strike, because it is a quick fix. If we do our voice heard by being there on the picket line, so we'll lose everything, but in this case I I tell my children that the best thing for my retirement could buy a ticket to Switzerland. "

The midwife

Yolande van de L'Isle, 38, a midwife in London and has three children.

"I became a midwife because I care passionately about women and children and we believe they deserve the best quality care. I feel I have the best job in the world. But I know that can provide the best care that women deserve when I'm over 60, 65 or 68. I will not be fit and able.

"There is a point in life where you need to step back, relax a little. I had thought I could go part time when he was 60. Now it seems that I will work and, and the freezing of wages and rising prices, not much to expect.

"I deal with the loss of an additional £ 50 per month, and when he does retire later, finally I go to £ 3,000 a year less. I was not able to enter the property ladder, and my oldest son out of college in the fall of 9000 with the pounds per year in fees. It's very, very strong.

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