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SIPTU to defer ballot on National Agreement until after trade union Leaders meet with Government over Budget

Date Released: 15 Oct 2008

The General President of SIPTU, Jack O’Connor, made the following statement this afternoon:

“The National Executive Council of SIPTU met today to consider the terms of a new National Wage Agreement.  In view of the decision earlier today of the Executive of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to seek a meeting with the Taoiseach to discuss issues arising from yesterday’s Budget the SIPTU Executive adjourned and decided to postpone the Union ballot due to commence tomorrow morning.

“The meeting will reconvene on Wednesday, October 22, when it is hoped that all the issues will be clarified and it can decide whether to make a recommendation to the membership on the pay proposals in the Agreement one way or the other.

“The Union ballot which has been postponed will now commence on Thursday, October 23 and will conclude a week later than originally scheduled on November 13.”





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