Sewing serious assault into pay and conditions is a crude way to do business

Alarming allegations from union bosses need answers, writes Susan O'Keeffe

As serious as it gets... Pic: Getty

Politicians took many, many days making demands and arguing to find or force their way into a new government; now it’s the public’s turn. The queue of demands is going to grow and swell - online, on paper, on the streets and, most definitely, on the airwaves. No surprise I hear you say, and you’re right, but just watch the jostling in that ever lengthening queue – that’s where it will turn ugly ...