Industry and Employment Correspondent
The proposed public service agreement Building Momentum is now certain to be ratified tomorrow after the largest public service union Fórsa voted to back it by a margin of almost 96%.
The turnout was just over 58%.
Today s vote means that the four largest unions - Fórsa, SIPTU, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Irish National Teachers Organisation - have all backed the two-year agreement.
This means a majority in favour is guaranteed in tomorrow s aggregate vote by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The ratification will come as a relief to the Government, as it should deliver certainty in pay and industrial relations for the next two years as it combats the consequences of Covid-19 and Brexit.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The proposed public service agreement Building Momentum is almost certain to be formally ratified next Tuesday after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation overwhelmingly endorsed the deal by a margin of 95%.
The vote by the INMO s 40,000 members boosts ratification prospects because three of the four largest public service unions, the INMO, SIPTU and the INTO, have now backed the agreement.
The largest public service union Fórsa is expected to deliver a similar vote on Monday.
If the deal is ratified, it will be a relief to the Government, as it will deliver certainty in pay and industrial relations for the next two years as it combats the consequences of Covid-19 and Brexit.
ASTI members reject new public service pay agreement
Updated / Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021
20:19
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland has voted to reject the latest public service pay agreement Building Momentum because it does not restore full pay equality for staff recruited since 2011.
Members rejected the new deal by a margin of 79% to 21%.
The two-year successor to the Public Service Stability Agreement covers around 350,000 civil and public servants, and will add around €900m per year to the public service pay bill when fully implemented.
The ASTI is the first public service union to deliver a ballot result on the deal, and while it is a rejection, the deal is expected to be carried on an aggregate basis because the largest unions including Fórsa, SIPTU, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Irish National Teachers Organisation have recommended a yes vote.