Politics
Up to 170,000 workers in Northern Ireland staging 24-hour strike
There will be limited health services and schools will be closed for the day
A one day strike by thousands of public sector workers in Northern Ireland is due to bring major disruption today.
Up to 170,000 workers from 17 unions from nurses to civil servants, transport staff, and teachers are due to walk out today in coordinated action over pay.
The day of protest has been billed by unions as Northern Ireland’s biggest strike in over 50 years.
Limited road gritting services mean that only four major routes ...
