Union members may not stomach public pay deal [IrishTimes]
- Published: 10 April 2010
It is too soon to assume it will be rejected, but there is a gut reaction against plan for reform, writes MARTIN WALL
THE DEAL on public service pay and reform agreed between trade unions and the Government last month at Croke Park is not dead yet, but there is no mistaking that it is in very serious trouble.
No ballots have yet been held on the proposals and not all union executives have considered the deal formally. However, assuming that the members of unions’ governing executives and delegates who attend annual conferences are reflective of the mood on the ground, it is obvious that there are serious concerns at grassroots level about the terms of the Croke Park agreement.
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