UPDATE:
It’s believed that 2,000 Inspectors and Sergeants will report for duty tomorrow.
AGSI President Antoinette Cunningham spoke on the latest development in the planned Garda strike:
“A fundamental and historic wrong has been put right tonight as a direct result of the sustained four-year AGSI campaign to gain access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. This has always been a key part of our commitment to members and that commitment intensified in recent weeks. The AGSI have gained an uplift in the income of all our members, the details of which will be circulated to the National Executive and membership and will be subsequently balloted upon. Finally we would like to express our thanks to the Chairman and members of the Labour Court for all their assistance in resolving this dispute”.
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) has suspended its planned strike tomorrow.
It’s believed that there has been a proposed increase in pay for its members and now this will be balloted on.
According to Newstalk, the GRA (Garda Representative Association) is mulling over its recommendation from the Labour Court and it’s possible they will still strike tomorrow.
However, the news that the AGSI has withdrawn their strike action, for now at least, is a significant development.
A number of journalists have tweeted about the latest news with Ingrid Miley, Industry and Employment Correspondent for RTÉ, explaining the current situation in detail.
The #AGSI has suspended their action, they will not strike tomorrow.
— Ingrid Miley (@ingridmileyRTE) November 3, 2016
#GRA rec: Rent allce restored to new entrants from date rec accepted. integrated in pay for all gardai 1/1/17 – boosts o/t + premium pay — Ingrid Miley (@ingridmileyRTE) November 3, 2016
#BREAKING: AGSI suspend strike action for tomorrow. #gardastrike
— Michael O’Toole (@mickthehack) November 3, 2016
Massive pressure on GRA now. #gardastrike — Michael O’Toole (@mickthehack) November 3, 2016