"The Government needs to use the coming public sector pay talks to reconnect with the concerns of ordinary workers across the economy, one of the union side’s lead negotiators has said.
Kevin Callinan, general secretary of Fórsa, said concessions made to the hospitality sector on VAT and in the recent fuel protests show the Government’s willingness to accommodate sectors that shout the loudest when much of the wider population is losing faith in its ability to deliver for them."