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Retained Firefighters To Suspend Strike Action

Thursday, 17 August 2023 09:51

By Oisin Coyne

It follows 12 hours of talks between SIPTU and the Local Government Management Agency at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Strike action by retained firefighters is being suspended from midday.

It follows around 12 hours of talks between the union SIPTU and the Local Government Management Agency at the Workplace Relations Commission.

The discussions, around pay and issues related to recruitment and retention of on-call firefighters, ended overnight.

SIPTU Divisional Organiser Karen O'Loughlin provided an update for members on Twitter:

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