Stormont politicians have accused the Secretary of State of snubbing a last-ditch meeting aimed at averting a healthcare workers strike in Northern Ireland. The main Stormont parties met with the head of Northern Ireland’s Civil Service David Sterling on Tuesday night in an attempt to avert the action, which involves a range of healthcare workers. “We met with senior civil servants today to urge them to do the right thing and provide pay parity to health workers in order to avert tomorrow’s strike action,” she said. “There is consensus among party leaders that a resolution can be found by the British Secretary of State Julian Smith and civil servants. Party leaders have told the Secretary of State and senior civil servants that they should act.

Source: Irish Examiner December 17, 2019 22:52 UTC