Public sector strike called off as late-night pay deal secured
Unions will now ballot members on the agreement while suspending planned industrial action. Pic: iStock
The public sector strike scheduled for Thursday has been called off after the Government and trade unions reached agreement on a new pay deal during overnight talks.
The agreement concluded at the Workplace Relations Commission at around 3.30 a.m. this morning, Wednesday.
It will deliver pay increases of at least 10.75% to more than 400,000 public sector workers by the end of March 2029.
The proposed deal will now be considered by the national executives of the 19 public service unions in the coming days, with many set to meet today, Wednesday.
Unions will now ballot members on the agreement while suspending planned industrial action.
The outcome of those ballots is expected to be known in the second week of December.
