‘Further stoppages’ promised in FÁS dispute

SENIOR trade union officials have drawn up battle plans in the FÁS decentralisation dispute that could impact the Government’s entire €1 billion public sector relocation programme.

SIPTU union organiser Greg Ennis would not disclose the details of the strategy, decided at their meeting in Dublin yesterday, to broaden the row that threatens further chaos at the State training agency.

“There is no doubt the industrial action will escalate, albeit at a time of our choosing, in different ways,” he said.