Government and unions continued negotiations at WRC on Monday evening as prospect of strike from 8am on Tuesday loomed
Members of the trade union Fórsa at a previous protest over the issue of pay and conditions as `section 39’ organisations which provide health and disability services with funding from the State. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The strike is the latest stage in a long-running dispute with the staff seeking the same pay and conditions as those in similar roles who are directly employed by government agencies and enjoy significantly better circumstances. The organisation, which called on the Government to restore the pay parity which had existed between its workers and comparable staff in the public service until 2008, said it would keep service users informed of what impact the action has in individual services.
“This is an issue that’s been on the agenda for about 10 years, there has been a stop-start approach to try and deal with it, but we’re anxious to see can we get this resolved sustainably into the future,” he said.
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