Among other things, public transport has come to a standstill, schools are closed and there have been problems in the operation of public hospitals due to lack of staff.
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More than 100,000 civil servants in Northern Ireland are taking part in a 24-hour strike today, which is being described as the biggest the UK province has seen in 50 years.
Among other things, public transport has come to a standstill, schools are closed and there have been problems in the operation of public hospitals due to lack of staff.
The more than 16 unions that have gone on strike are demanding better pay for their members.
The problem is compounded by the continued refusal of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to return to coalition government with Sinn Féin.
The DUP’s walkout in protest over Brexit rules began in February 2022 and has led to a freeze on Stormond local parliament and the devolved executive, preventing public sector pay funds from being used.
The deadline to restore the coalition government expires at midnight on Thursday, but with no clear prospect of a deal.
In this case the Northern Ireland Secretary of the central government in Westminster Chris Heaton-Harris is obliged to call an early election. The minister is expected, however, as he has done in the past, to give another extension to the deadline.
Source :Skai
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