Anti-Croke Park II unions to meet

The eight union executives which have urged their members reject the Croke Park II deal will meet officially for the first time next week to discuss a strategy to “protect existing pay rates and terms and conditions”.

The move by the unions, which between them represent almost 100,000 public servants, follows Public Service Reform Minister Brendan Howlin’s confirmation that State employees face pay cuts of 7% if the deal is not ratified.

The eight Ictu-affiliated unions are Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants, Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland, Civil and Public Services Union, Irish Federation of University Teachers, Irish Medical Organisation, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Teachers Union of Ireland, and Unite.