Public Sector Pay
INTO and Fórsa vote to accept public pay deal
The unions voted by substantial margins in favour of the deal today
Members of the Irish National Teachers Union (INTO) and Fórsa have voted to approve the 10.75 per cent pay deal negotiated with the government in January.
INTO members voted 82 per cent in favour of the agreement, while 94 per cent of Fórsa members - the largest public sector union - voted to green light the deal.
Turnout in the INTO ballot, held electronically, was 53 per cent, while turnout at the Fórsa ballot was ...