Siptu vows to pursue pay increases
Over the weekend, Government sources were quoted as saying senior ministers, including Finance Minister Michael Noonan, were wary of any process which could have an impact on competitiveness. The Sunday Times report said, however, that Taoiseach Enda Kenny “sees merit in easing the demand for pay increases in exchange for concessions on tax”.
Today, in a front-page editorial for Liberty, Siptu’s newspaper, the union’s president, Jack O’Connor, says neither his union nor, as far he knows, any other union are involved in any talks with the Government on such a concept.
