Public Pay Talks - see mod warning post 4293

Inflation now at 9.1%. The government coffers booming but still no fair pay deal. Not even in discussions. Surely the unions will have to do something at some stage.

Sorry fliball if that's a response to me. I have you on ignore so I can see that you posted but can't see the content. I have no interest in your 10+ year long obsessive bitterness to everything public sector, nor the time to entertain you.

Exactly the reality of it. However you will still find the same anti Public Sector wage increase rabble spouting the same rubbish they have been spouting for years on Boards and other forums. They’re the DUP of Boards.

For the same reasons people stay in the private sector if they are a) unhappy and B) will be better paid in the public sector.

Yes they have its been said over and again when anyone from the government party is asked about how they will deal with the cost of living crisis

What part of it is Gibberish I dare you to pick through it and tell me what part is not true. Typical head in the sand and I'm alright jack approach who cares about anyone else and then just attack the poster and not the post.

All the facts are verifiable if you look them up. Also no capital letter to start either of you're sentence . People in glass houses :) hopefully your not an English teacher.

At this stage I'd take whatever the Govt is offering just to close this carcrash of a thread.

Another letter in today's IT:

Sir, – While it is difficult for many younger people to afford to buy or rent in Dublin in particular, this is nothing new to those of us who lived abroad in past decades. In London for many years, public sector workers, such as nurses, teachers or police, all had a salary weighting as a means to addressing the additional cost of living there, but also as a way of retaining staff. It is unfortunate that our public sector unions have not effectively advocated for this option. – Yours, etc,

Someone else who doesn't appear to be aware that the majority of teachers, gardai, civil servants, etc. don't work in Dublin and the majority of union members would vehemently oppose such a thing out of pure jealousy.

What choice do they have? This Government have been ignoring them and us. As the article says the review clause was invoked when inflation was 5.6 per cent, Government responded in May, when inflation had reached 7% but it is now at 9.1 percent! They're not the shrewdest lot this government.

Hopefully it kicks them into gear.

It's not just the adjusted inflation - electricity bill has basically doubled since last year, even the price of milk is 50% more expensive than last year, the real cost of living is not a 9% increase, the government in their infinite wisdom decided to continue to introduce the MUP so you can't even afford a few cans at the weekend

It's all very well for people on very generous wages to dictate the wages of the poor

But I don't want to go on strike - really does no one any good

I would rather a work to rule than strike action,, but if it's a strike we have then so be it.

Ah yes the "I'm a public sector worker who doesn't want strikes so ye can all stick it up yizzer bollocks" post.

I haven't seen one of them in a while.

It's a long time since the review clause was invoked - 11th March. The government made one offer which was never going to be accepted, promised another but fell silent. Now they're off on their holidays for a few months. There's only so long the government can ignore us before the Unions have to recommend ballots. The government can pull their finger out at any time and resolve this.