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12/04/2013
TEEU Become Third Union To Reject Croke Park Extension
A third union has voted to rejected the proposed Croke Park II Agreement.
The Technicial Engineering and Electrical Union, representing around 1,500 craft workers in the public service, rejected the proposal with 65.6% of it’s members voting no.
Meanwhile, President of the Garda Representative Association John Parker said that it would fight the Croke Park extension cuts "at all costs", as members of the GRA protested outside Dublin Castle on Friday morning.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin ruled out further negotiations on the Croke Park II proposals.
(H/CD)
The Technicial Engineering and Electrical Union, representing around 1,500 craft workers in the public service, rejected the proposal with 65.6% of it’s members voting no.
Meanwhile, President of the Garda Representative Association John Parker said that it would fight the Croke Park extension cuts "at all costs", as members of the GRA protested outside Dublin Castle on Friday morning.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin ruled out further negotiations on the Croke Park II proposals.
(H/CD)
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