Fuel blockaders 'squeezed €500m from the public purse just like burger barons', says union leader

The trade union approach to pay bargaining will reflect “new rules of engagement” in the wake of the fuel protests earlier this month, the Government has been warned.

Speaking at the biennial Mandate Trade Union conference, Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) general secretary Owen Reidy said that those involved in the blockades around the country managed to “squeeze €500m from the public purse just like the burger barons”, referencing the Vat cut for hospitality.

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