Michelle Napier brings you the headlines in Northern Ireland on Tuesday morning

Protocol plans, Troubles amnesty and bus strike off: NI's morning headlines

Translink Metro buses in parked in Belfast City centre. A number of bus services in the Belfast area are to be suspended or diverted following recent attacks on vehicles, Translink has announced. 
Picture date: Monday November 8, 2021.
Picture by: Liam McBurney/PA Wire/PA Images

Thousands of people across Northern Ireland face the cancellation of bus services due to strikes after the GMB Union rejected Translink's latest offer

Union warns bus strikes 'will grind services to a halt' as pay offer rejected

Public sector workers in education, transport and housing are set to strike in the next month. UTV explains when workers will take to picket lines

School, council and bus strikes: When NI workers will be walking out

The industrial action is set to start next month as unions brand pay offer "offensive".

More than 200,000 homes could be hit in four-week bin strike

Bin collections and other public services could be disrupted after Easter with further strike action expected to take place.

Schools and bin collections facing disruption as union plans strike action

Talks aimed at resolving the industrial action are due to be held on Wednesday after a recognition agreement was signed by both sides.

'It's disgusting' - Piles of rat infested rubbish grow amid bin strike

Metro services will start running off after 4pm on Saturday. Many will see their last trains between 5-6pm. Tickets will be accepted on local buses during this.

No Metros running on Saturday night due to staff strikes

Lecturers from universities from Reading, Sussex and Brighton have walked out of their lectures today over pay and working conditions.

University staff strike in row over pay, pensions and conditions

It is the second weekend the company has tried to restart passenger services to France. 

Sailings to St Malo cancelled once again due to strike action

It's part of what could be the largest environmental protests in history. 

Gatherings are underway in Oxford, Southampton and Brighton.

Thousands join climate strikes across the south

Road workers in the Scottish Borders are on strike over changes to their terms and conditions.

Road workers strike in Scottish Borders

Two planned 48-hour strikes by Gatwick Airport workers who assist passengers with disabilities have been suspended. 

Gatwick Airport staff suspend strike over pay deal

Sellafield is being hit by another wave of industrial action today, with 3,000 GMB union members there on strike - for the third time.

Sellafield hit by strikes as 3,000 workers walk out

South Western Railway has announced that it will run more than 60% of its normal services on the two days that the RMT union are striking.

South Western to run 60% of services on strike days

Firefighters at the Sellafield nuclear site have announced a second strike date in a dispute over pay.

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