Union leaders vow to fight cuts for low-paid workers

TRADE union leaders have vowed to fight cuts for 240,000 low-paid workers as the Government today reveals the revised EU/IMF bailout agreement.

As a date was signalled to reverse the recent minimum wage reduction, final touches were made on revising the terms of the €85 billion bailout loan. But worker representatives have pledged to fight speculated cuts in overtime and antisocial working hour rates.

SIPTU’s Jack O’Connor said moves to cut long-standing agreements on extra payments in sectors like hospitality, agriculture, hairdressing and cleaning were a “scandalous betrayal” of low-paid workers.