Dispute between public sector unions and government could become 'serious war of attrition'

The dispute between public sector unions and the government could become a "serious war of attrition", the former chairperson of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has warned. 

Some 300,000 public sector workers are due to strike on Thursday next week, which leaves the government in an embarrassing position as it coincides with the same day as Ireland's biggest event of its European presidency. 

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