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SIPTU accepts national wage plan

SIPTU - Votes to accept agreement
SIPTU - Votes to accept agreement

The country's largest union, SIPTU, has voted to accept the draft national wage agreement.

Earlier today, members of 10 trade unions voted to accept the draft national wage agreement.

IMPACT and Mandate have also confirmed their members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed deal.

The Irish Nurses' Organisation also announced that its members, who are employed throughout the public health service, have also voted in favour of accepting the new national pay deal.

The construction sector trade union, UCATT, voted by a margin of five to one to accept the terms of the draft agreement.

The Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants, which represents 3,300 members, voted in favour of the deal by a margin of 93%.

The National Union of Journalists voted by 90% in favour of the agreement.

UNITE, which represents members across a wide range of sectors including transport and public services, voted to reject the offer.