Northern Ireland strike: warning of future action as workers call for immediate release of pay awards
Demonstrations included a mass rally in the centre of Belfast
Thousands of workers took to the streets yesterday (Thursday) to take part in Northern Ireland's biggest public sector strike in recent history
A mass rally in Belfast (main pic) heard calls for Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris to release pay awards for workers and also for the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont.
Other demonstrations have taken place at Guildhall Square in Londonderry, Omagh court house and Enniskillen town hall.
An estimated 150,000 public sector workers took part in the walkouts over pay, with trade unions warning that action will escalate in the future if their pay demands are not met.