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AS THE GOVERNMENT prepares to meet trade unions today, one union has vowed to oppose any cuts brought to the table.
Yesterday, talks began on an extension of the Croke Park Agreement, with pay and pensions in the public sector examined by representatives of 26 worker groups.
The Government is looking to save €300 million this year, and €1 billion over three years by agreeing on significant changes to working conditions and pay.
Trade union
The UNITE trade union represents 5,000 public sector workers and has vowed to oppose the cuts tabled at today’s meeting between trade unions and the Government.
It said that the only way out of current decline is “through fostering growth, maintaining jobs and bringing the failed policies of austerity to an overdue end”.
UNITE Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly commented:
The Croke Park agreement has saved €1.5 billion according to the implementation body. Part of the original deal was that the wages of low paid workers would be restored once savings were made. The latest ideas though include reducing further the wages of starters in nursing and other areas.
This is an attack on the dignity of work and the respect in which public services are held.
Kelly added that UNITE is entering the talks “to end the downsizing of essential public services, to restore wage fairness for low paid workers, to resist the creation of lower new entrants’ pay scales and to create genuine reform driven by employees”.
He said that if agreement is not reached, UNITE will “take whatever industrial steps are necessary to protect public services for all and the interests of our members”.
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I’m sick to the teeth of Enda Kenny. I cringe every time I see him and it gets worse when I remember he’s the leader of my country, how the hell did it happen???
People voted in an election
Ive spent 3 years trying to figure out that. Spineless useless get. Hes about to get his though. Knives are being sharpened
He became leader because Richard Bruton made a balls of the Fine Gael leadership challenge and Fianna Fail made a balls of the country. Wrong man in the right place so to speak.
Ther was a film about it a few years back called ‘The Accidental Taoiseach’……
I misread that.
I thought it said Enda’s brown bread!
Ah well, never mind.
Brilliant John
F*cking cringeworthy stuff. I actually got embarrassed watching that. Memories of the Calor Housewife of the year competition. And as for Enda. Suffering Jasus!
There’s a lot of Brown stuff pouring out of Enda’s mouth as it is without adding to it
I honestly don’t know how he shows his face in public. I’d be gone into hiding, never to be seen again.
Krusty the clown
Krusty the clown. Brilliant!!
” making brown bread ” sur Enda isnt that what the wimmin do best”
at least that would appear to be the case in regard to appointments to Junior Ministries or to the senate
Was having a great day till I seen the idiot walking about and he looked nackered time for him to retire lets hope shatter shatters him on late later tomorrow night.
Then again RTE won’t allow tubridy ask the correct question that will allow shatter shatter kenny
Well if I may interject in the bash the mayoman I want to stand up for the bread… Stunning!! I know – I’ve had it enough times! Well done on the “latest” win Betty!
At the start of the video, the presenter grabs the runners-up hand first of all and then swapsover. Poor woman probably thought she won.
Typical mayo flute
Did Enda not ask Betty Williams if winning the baking competition meant as much as the Nobel Peace Prize?
A*rse hole EU puppet
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