Gilmore comes out against strike

national | worker & community struggles and protests | other press Sunday March 22, 2009 20:38 by RTÉ

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Sunday, 22 March 2009 18:11

Gilmore in appeal over planned strike

The Labour leader has called on the Taoiseach to contact trade union leaders to ask them to call off strike action due to be held on 30 March.

Tens of thousands of teachers, nurses and other public sector workers have voted to join in the day of protest, organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio, Mr Gilmore said the planned strike should be postponed or called off.
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Mr Gilmore said he did not believe a national strike would be good for the country.

The country's largest craft union, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, has said it will serve strike notice on the Government and the other main employer bodies tomorrow.