Report: Gardaí shouldn’t get strike rights

Gardaí should be constrained from withdrawing their labour or given full trade union status, a top-level government body has recommended.

Report: Gardaí shouldn’t get strike rights

The finding is a blow to the two main Garda staff associations which sought full trade union status, including the right to take industrial action, up to and including strike action.

The recommendation was made by the working group on industrial relations structures for An Garda Síochána, which comprised officials from government departments, Garda management and the Workplace Relations Commission.

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