Lecturers at the University of Liverpool walked out on strike for three days in a dispute over pensions.
University of Liverpool staff planning to go on strike are being threatened with having their pay withheld.
Merseyside firefighters walked out on strike as part of a national industrial strike in a dispute with the government over pensions.
JMU Journalism TV got in among the protest marchers at the Pier Head to report on the public sector pensions strike action in Liverpool.