Ireland: Unions agree to national recovery talks

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) accepted an invitation from the Government on 25 March 2009 to engage in tripartite talks over measures to tackle the economic crisis, and suspended planned nationwide strike action pending the outcome of the negotiations.

Trade unions affiliated to ICTU balloted their members during March over industrial action targeted at the Government, and at employers that have not agreed to award pay increases in line with the national pay agreement negotiated in September 2008.