Strikes: Government being held to ransom by unions, says ISME

Unions have been accused of holding the Government to ransom “to profit the few” by small and medium business owners.

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has hit out at the Government’s reaction to the narrowly avoided Garda strike and the ongoing strike plans by some second-level teachers.

ISME chief Neil McDonnell said the position of the unions was “unsustainable”.