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Strike Is Off After Trade Unions Agree Late-Night Pay Deal
The deal would lift wages by 10.75% over 33 months and give lower-paid workers larger percentage increases, unions said.
- Trade Unions suspended a nationwide public sector strike planned for Thursday after reaching a late-night pay agreement with The Government early Wednesday morning at the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin.
- Negotiators hammered out the deal as pressure mounted to avert the stoppage, which would have coincided with the European Political Community summit; the agreement covers more than 400,000 public servants with 10.75% pay increases over 33 months.
- The agreement includes a 2% initial increase backdated to September 1, 2026, and raises the threshold for lower-pay provisions from €50,000 to €60,000. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers welcomed the proposal as 'fiscally sustainable.'
- ICTU Public Services Committee Chair Kevin Callinan described the negotiations as 'really difficult,' while The Public Services Committee recommended members suspend all industrial action pending a national ballot.
- The deal runs until March 31, 2029, and includes an additional 1% for Local Bargaining. INTO General Secretary John Boyle noted the agreement addresses recruitment and retention issues in education, improving opportunities for young workers.
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The Independent (US)Irish public sector strike suspended as draft pay deal agreed
The agreement was reached in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
·London, United Kingdom
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Strike is off after trade unions agree late-night pay deal
Plans for a public sector strike on Thursday have been put on hold after trade unions agreed a new draft pay deal with the Government. The proposals, which impact over 400,000 public servants, will deliver pay increases of 10.75% over two years and nine months in a deal that will run to March 2029. Talks […]
Public sector strike called off as Government and unions agree pay deal
Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers welcomed the deal, saying the proposed agreement is “fiscally sustainable” while also providing certainty to public service workers, the Government and the public
·Cork, Ireland
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