Gardaí and teachers face pay freezes after Government failure on new agreement

Gardaí and teachers outside of a new pay deal face pay freezes from today after the Government failed in a last-ditch attempt to get unions to sign up to the new agreement.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald last night said she had tried to build a relationship with the Garda Representative Association and did not want to see a freezing of increments for members.

Members with the GRA and secondary teachers union ASTI face penalties from today as they have not signed up to the new work and pay Lansdowne Road Agreement.