Irish public sector workers strike for first time since 2009 over pay deadlock
- On Wednesday, more than 300,000 public sector workers in Ireland are participating in a one-day strike over pay negotiations, causing widespread closures of schools and Government facilities.
- Trade Unions rejected late Government efforts to avert the stoppage, with the Irish Congress's Public Service Committee stating there was 'no basis' for postponing the strike.
- The HSE warned of 'significant and widespread' disruption to Health services, with Thousands of appointments cancelled and Leinster House closed as Employees participate in industrial action.
- Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Martin urged Trade Unions to enter talks at the Workplace Relations Commission, but unions dismissed the efforts as 'too little, too late.'
- The Government set aside €1.2 billion for a pay deal, Martin noted, though this strike could potentially mark the beginning of a long winter of discontent for Ireland.
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Hundreds of thousands in Ireland’s largest public sector strike since 2009
The strike was called by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, covering 19 unions. Pickets were held in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford and 100 towns and cities.
Irish public sector workers strike, leading to school closures and cancelled medical appointments
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job in Ireland on Wednesday, crippling public services across the country as workers demand higher wages to offset the rising cost of living. Most schools, colleges and universities are closed and thousands of medical appointments have been canceled because of the one-day strike, which was called to pressure Prime Minister Micheál Martin to intervene in th…
Irish public sector workers strike, leading to school closures and can
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job in Ireland on Wednesday, crippling public services across the country as workers demand higher wages to offset the rising cost of
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