North West Hampshire's civil servants have been striking for a second day, taking up a picket line at Andover's MOD site.

The workers walked out in protest at the Government's plans to cut redundancy packages for staff.

The PCS union, which represents them, says that could pave the way for hundreds of people to be put out of work on the cheap.

Chris Holman is one of the striking workers - she says it's a serious issue for them and in her experience; industrial action can make an impact: "We're talking about tens of thousands of pounds here, for people who have worked 30 or 40 years in the civil service.

"We did a similar thing back in 2004, when the Government proposed to change our pension conditions, and yes, it made a big difference. The Government did go back to the negotiation table and we were able to negotiate to protect our current conditions."

Staff at Andover's MOD site haven't ruled out the possibility of further strikes if the Government don't take part in talks over redundancy pay.

They've been getting support from other unions in North West Hampshire, including USDAW, which represents workers at Twinings.

Pam Marshall is the chair of Andover's PCS branch and says while they hope the Government will now carry on negotiations with them, there are things the staff can do in the meantime: "We've asked our members not to work any overtime, and to actually work to rule.

"It's something we feel really strongly about, especially in this local area, which is already facing job losses with Twinings - these cuts could mean a great deal of redundancies and certainly from our perspective, nationally the union will continue to fight it."

These photos came from yesterday's picket line:

Photos courtesy of Sarah Evans