Strike action set to escalate at Department of Agriculture

A THREAT to escalate the dispute involving 262 clerical workers at Department of Agriculture offices was made at the weekend.

Delegates to the annual conference of the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) unanimously passed an emergency motion instructing their executive to ballot for a one-day work stoppage across all departments, unless progress is made with settlement moves this week.

The protest would include mass picketing of the Department of Agriculture in Dublin.