PDForra: New pay review body will not lead to adequate pay rises

PDForra, which represents in excess of 6,500 soldiers, sailors and aircrews, maintains its members have a better chance of getting a decent wage increase for their members by being affiliated to the union umbrella body, ICTU. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

The country's largest military representative association has said it does not believe a special Defence Forces pay review body proposed by the Government will provide its members with adequate wage increases.

PDForra, which represents in excess of 6,500 soldiers, sailors and aircrews, maintains its members – who are the lowest paid of all public servants – have a better chance of getting a decent wage increase for their members by being affiliated to the union umbrella body, ICTU.