Planned public-sector strike raises disruption risk for Dublin summit

A planned public-sector strike on 12 November could disrupt the European Political Community summit in Dublin, according to Tuesday’s reporting by TheJournal.ie and the Irish Examiner.

TheJournal.ie reported the summit was scheduled for Thursday, 12 November. The Examiner reported unions were planning a strike involving about 300,000 public-sector workers on the same date after Workplace Relations Commission pay talks stalled.

Union representative Kevin Callinan denied the date had been chosen to coincide with the summit, the Examiner reported. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers warned of significant disruption to critical services. The action remained prospective: Tuesday’s reporting did not establish that the summit had been cancelled or any specific service had already been disrupted by the planned strike.