Union boss warns of more cuts if deal is rejected [Independent.ie]
- Published: 02 May 2010
THE Government will "come back for more" cuts if the Croke Park agreement is rejected, SIPTU general president Jack O’Connor warned yesterday.
Making the strongest case by any union leader so far for a ‘Yes’ vote for the agreement, he said the proposals negotiated by the Government and the trade unions offered the best guarantee of reflecting the interests of the citizens of Ireland.
With the outcome of the Croke Park deal still “finely balanced”, and an outcome to the voting likely by early June, Mr O’Connor’s intervention is seen as being aimed at the undecided the union voters who are crucial to the deal being passed.
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