Ireland - Strike ballot for public sector workers - June 30, 2026

Exploratory meetings on a new public sector pay deal have concluded, with union negotiators telling colleagues they should be ready to ballot members on industrial action as there is currently no basis for full-scale talks. The two sides have met twice since the Cabinet approved engagement on the issue. In a letter sent to the 19 unions that have members in the public sector and are affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), the chair of the ICTU public services committee said the two sides failed even to agree whether to deal with pay first or last and the meetings ended without any agreement on how to proceed.

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