Union boss calls for general election

THE leader of the country’s largest trade union has demanded the Taoiseach “call it a day” and name a date for a general election if he cannot “rein in” the Department of Finance from its “slash and burn” policies.

The comments come amid cabinet disquiet over the path of the current economic recovery strategy and following comments by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that the Government could review the minimum wage if it were a barrier to job creation.