Industrial action 'inevitable' without meaningful talks on pay, Government warned

Owen Reidy, general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

Industrial action is “inevitable” if the Government and employers do not engage meaningfully with unions on their pay demands, the head of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said.

Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy warned the Government about possible strike action, ahead of a meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum on Friday afternoon.