The Labour-Fine Gael coalition in Dublin is to adopt legislation that unilaterally imposes pay cuts and attacks on working conditions for public sector workers. This has been accepted without protest by the trade unions. The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) regulations came into force at the beginning of July and were part of the government’s drive to impose a new three-year pay agreement on the public sector. This was to replace the Croke Park Agreement negotiated in 2010 with the unions, which resulted in 10 percent of all public sector jobs being eliminated, pay freezes and a no-strike pledge. Croke Park was not due to expire until 2014, but Ireland’s economic position has worsened to such an extent that deeper cuts are now considered essential."
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:17:15 +0000
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