Ireland - Time running out for settlement of public service dispute - February 23, 2010

According to Irish Trade Union Congress (ICTU) president Jack O' Connor, time is running out for a negotiated solution to the current industrial action involving 300,000 public service workers.  "A fair solution to the issues at stake is still possible, a solution which links better public service provision with stable and secure employment and a framework for restoring the agreed pay scales," O' Connor told public service workers at a mass protest rally in Galway. He argued that far from inefficient or bloated, the numbers in the Irish public service as a percentage of total employment compares favourably with most EU members including countries with good quality provision.

English: http://www.siptu.ie/PressRoom/NewsReleases/2010/Name,11443,en.html