Organisations including Cheshire Ireland, Enable Ireland and DePaul were among the 18 balloted for strike action
Thousands of service users, many of them with disabilities or in need of extensive care supports, will be affected if the strike action goes ahead. If a settlement is not reached, the unions say staff at other organisations will be balloted as part of a gradual escalation.Irish Congress of Trade Unions
The staff involved, he said, had “a very, very clear and unambiguous pay linkage to the peer group in the public service” until the economic crash. “What we’re talking about here are people who have the same profile, same qualifications, same experience and, in some instances, share the same location as public servant colleagues.” ]
He said a clear commitment to the restoration of pay equality with public service employees was required, along with a time frame for it being achieved, and the establishment of a system to ensure such a gap does not open up again in the future.said: “The Government recognises the important role that Section 39 and Section 56 organisations and their staff play in our health and social care sectors.
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