IMPACT to campaign for yes vote in Lisbon referendum

The largest public sector union in the country has decided to campaign for a yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.

IMPACT General Secretary Peter McLoone said the union is backing the treaty because it would give legal effect to the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

The Government announced it would hold a second referendum on the treaty following a series of legal guarantees on issues including neutrality, abortion and taxation.

The referendum will be held on Friday, October 2.