Hope for pay deal as union seeks clarification

THE Croke Park Agreement on public sector pay and reform has been given yet another boost after the country’s largest solely public service union decided to seek further clarification rather than flatly reject it.

Last week, IMPACT issued a statement saying the deal did not provide the certainty its 55,000 members required on pay, pensions and job security.

At the time, sources indicated that when the union’s leadership reconvened yesterday they would be issuing a recommendation to members to reject.