Northern Ireland grinds to halt amid massive strike action – what's going on?

Teachers, nurses, bus and train drivers, police staff and civil servants are among up to 170,000 public sector workers walking out in Northern Ireland in one of the largest strikes ever seen in the province. Northern Ireland will largely grind to a halt as the workers, from 16 different unions, take to picket lines in protest at pay and conditions. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/northern-ireland-grinds-to-halt-amid-massive-strike-action-whats-going-on-13050549 #northernireland #strikes #publicsector SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales