Senior gardaí will not follow GRA on action over pay

IN spite of the apparent determination among rank and file gardaí to push ahead with industrial action to protect their pay, the association which represents their seniors has said it will not be rushing to follow suit.

As the law stands, gardaí are precluded from taking industrial action. In spite of that, a survey by the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has shown that one in five members is prepared to strike and 93% are prepared to take industrial action which stops short of work stoppages.

Nonetheless, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, which has more than 2,000 members, is opting to first pursue a campaign to have itself recognised as a trade union and wants to enlist the help of Labour Relations Commission chief Kieran Mulvey.