The government and unions reach a pay deal for public sector workers

Updated 2026-11-11 · told from many outlets at once

A public sector pay deal has been agreed upon with unions following late-night talks. This follows previous strikes by more than 300,000 public sector workers earlier this month.

• Unions accuse the Government of making an uncredible pay offer.
• More than 300,000 public sector workers went on strike earlier this month
• Tánaiste Simon Harris stated that strikes are not inevitable.
• The Government wants to pay public service workers more.
• The Government's improved pay offer was revealed on Sunday to be worth a total of 10.5 percent in staggered increases.

Outlets: Evening Standard, IrishExaminer.com, RTÉ News, The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie

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