Unite up pressure with call for industrial action

THE UNITE trade union has upped the pressure on the Government with a call for widespread industrial action and civil disobedience, if measures to revive the economy are not implemented.

Presenting his union’s “People’s Budget” proposals in Dublin yesterday Unite regional secretary, Jimmy Kelly, said: “We’re absolutely convinced that marching the streets on Saturdays for the rest of this year and the rest of next year won’t achieve the pressure that we need to put on these politicians,”

He added: “We’re saying that we need to look at the alternative, which is taking strike action as part of the process.”