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15/01/2013
SIPTU Issues Warning Over Compulsory Redundancies
SIPTU will not sign up to a new public service agreement if it involves compulsory redundancies, the unions Vice President Patricia King has warned.
She said trade unions exist to represent the best interests of their members - and recommending that they be sacked was not in their best interests.
She said opposition to compulsory redundancies was a fundamental trade union position in both the public and private sectors.
She was speaking as she arrived for talks on a successor to the Croke Park Agreement.
The talks will focus on scheduling detailed negotiations over the coming weeks with a deadline of the end of February for a deal.
The Government is demanding an additional €1 billion in savings between 2013 and 2015 - over and above reductions planned under the current agreement.
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She said trade unions exist to represent the best interests of their members - and recommending that they be sacked was not in their best interests.
She said opposition to compulsory redundancies was a fundamental trade union position in both the public and private sectors.
She was speaking as she arrived for talks on a successor to the Croke Park Agreement.
The talks will focus on scheduling detailed negotiations over the coming weeks with a deadline of the end of February for a deal.
The Government is demanding an additional €1 billion in savings between 2013 and 2015 - over and above reductions planned under the current agreement.
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