The three unions say an 'insulting 0% pay offer' has led to the co-ordinated decision.
Three trade unions representing bus and rail workers in Northern Ireland are to ballot members over industrial action in a pay dispute.
The first date for any action would be Friday 1 December, affecting Ulsterbus, Metro, Glider and rail services.In a joint statement, the unions said such coordinated industrial action "would be unprecedented in recent years and would bring to a standstill all bus and rail services in Northern Ireland".
She added that public transport had been "underfunded by Stormont for years" and that "brutal budget cuts"Peter Macklin, of GMB, said its members "should not be subject to a sanctions budget imposed by the secretary of state due to the failure of politicians at Stormont".
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