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21/11/2012
Unions Agree To Government Talks Over Cuts
An agreement to discuss government proposals for a new deal on cost savings has been reached by the public service trade unions.
The meeting with government officials is to take place next Wednesday.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin yesterday invited the unions to talks in an effort to save, by agreement, €1 billion over the next three in the public service pay and pensions bill.
The Government is hoping accord can be reached by early in the new year.
A spokesman for the public service committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said after a meeting in Dublin this afternoon that unions would be attending the talks without preconditions "to hear what management has to say".
Adding: "An important caveat is that most unions have yet to consult internally about their attitude to the talks.
"Our expectation is that management will effectively, in more detail, outline the rationale for the invitation to talks rather than necessarily giving a very detailed agenda of what they will be looking for in those talks. But next week will see the process get underway. "
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The meeting with government officials is to take place next Wednesday.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin yesterday invited the unions to talks in an effort to save, by agreement, €1 billion over the next three in the public service pay and pensions bill.
The Government is hoping accord can be reached by early in the new year.
A spokesman for the public service committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said after a meeting in Dublin this afternoon that unions would be attending the talks without preconditions "to hear what management has to say".
Adding: "An important caveat is that most unions have yet to consult internally about their attitude to the talks.
"Our expectation is that management will effectively, in more detail, outline the rationale for the invitation to talks rather than necessarily giving a very detailed agenda of what they will be looking for in those talks. But next week will see the process get underway. "
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