Heaton-Harris challenged as public transport workers stage further strike

Members of the Unite, GMB and Siptu unions employed by public transport company Translink were starting the action just after midnight on Friday. Further public transport strike dates are expected to be announced in the new year. GMB regional organiser Peter Macklin accused Mr Heaton-Harris of “cruelly dangling funding for a pay increase in front of public sector workers”. “He is seeking to politicise the issue of public sector pay and the proper funding of public sector services,” he said. “This situation impacts all public sector workers and needs to be resolved at the Northern Ireland Executive level.