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The Irish Government and trade unions are preparing to begin formal negotiations on a new public sector pay agreement at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Monday, October 19. The breakthrough follows weeks of deadlock and a nationwide strike on October 14 involving more than 300,000 public sector workers. A second 24-hour strike scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, was suspended …

Talks are taking place at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in an effort to head off strike action by school secretaries and caretakers, which is set to begin tomorrow. The dispute centres on access to public sector pensions and other entitlements, with workers and their union Fórsa arguing that they are being treated as “second-class citizens.” Union demands for parity …