300,000 Public Sector Workers Strike Across The Country

14 October - 16 mins
Podcast Series The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Jamie O’Hara, Today FM Reporter, gauges the mood of public sector workers striking at Cork University Hospital and at a school in Mallow. Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, outlines the latest moves by Government and the reaction of the unions.

Adrian Kane, Deputy General Secretary of SIPTU outlines what the unions are looking for in terms of negotiations with Government.

Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, says the Government is open to negotiations.

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