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30/09/2009
Union Congress Unveil Anti-Cuts Campaign
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to reveal their campaign of opposing mooted pay and spending cuts by the Government.
The Union has already issued statements detailing plans for heightened political lobbying and mobilizing their members for mass protests, the first which is believed to be planned for November.
The ICTU says its members are being asked to pay too high a price in the Government's strategy to get the Exchequer finances back under control, and that if speculation that the upcoming budget will see cuts in public sector pay and benefits, it will be a step too far.
Congress General Secretary David Begg said: "Not alone has there been no action to keep people in work, but those defending their jobs have been subjected to extraordinary mistreatment and abuse. There are currently five serious private sector disputes in progress in which the behaviour of the employers is more in tune with practices from the early 1900s, than with a modern society."
Yesterday, the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said unions should engage in negotiation rather than strike action, after a march on the Daíl was announced by a major trade union.
Speaking at the Small Firms Association annual conference in Dublin, Ms Coughlan said while no-one wanted to see a reduction in frontline services, savings still had to be found.
The Tanaiste added that alternatives suggested by social partners would be listened to, adding that "we have had a long number of years when we didn’t have those actions and as a consequence we have had a great working between ourselves and our social partners".
(DW/KMcA)
The Union has already issued statements detailing plans for heightened political lobbying and mobilizing their members for mass protests, the first which is believed to be planned for November.
The ICTU says its members are being asked to pay too high a price in the Government's strategy to get the Exchequer finances back under control, and that if speculation that the upcoming budget will see cuts in public sector pay and benefits, it will be a step too far.
Congress General Secretary David Begg said: "Not alone has there been no action to keep people in work, but those defending their jobs have been subjected to extraordinary mistreatment and abuse. There are currently five serious private sector disputes in progress in which the behaviour of the employers is more in tune with practices from the early 1900s, than with a modern society."
Yesterday, the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said unions should engage in negotiation rather than strike action, after a march on the Daíl was announced by a major trade union.
Speaking at the Small Firms Association annual conference in Dublin, Ms Coughlan said while no-one wanted to see a reduction in frontline services, savings still had to be found.
The Tanaiste added that alternatives suggested by social partners would be listened to, adding that "we have had a long number of years when we didn’t have those actions and as a consequence we have had a great working between ourselves and our social partners".
(DW/KMcA)
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