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Matt Cooper: We could be in for the return of the old public versus private sector pay debate

The government would be unwise to take the unions for granted, but while it can afford to pay higher public sector rates now, the money may run out in the future

Kevin Callinan, president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions: warned that the government must ‘make good the shortfall in pay against inflation’ when new pay talks begin later this year. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie