Ireland’s public sector wins pay concession

Article reports that Ireland’s public service unions have called off a threatened one-day strike for the 3 December 2009 after winning concessions from the government that pay would not be cut in the 2010 budget to be announced later in December 2009.

Irish Times, 2.12.09: Union plan 'not a basis for agreement', says Cowen http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1202/breaking26.htm

ESO: Background information: Irish public sector workers strike http://www.europeansources.info/record/irish-public-sector-workers-strike/

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