Leaders must stand firm against unions

This week, the government will probably be confronted with the reality that 300,000 public servants will not volunteer for a pay cut.

A definitive answer on this question was actually delivered to the government a few weeks ago, but in an effort to buy time for itself to marshal its political forces, and in part to save the blushes of union leaders who recommended acceptance to their members and were roundly rebuffed, Croke ...