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Sat 12 Dec 2009Reforms 'would have saved billions'
ICTU RESPONSE:UNION LEADERS last night outlined details of the public sector reforms which they claimed could have been secured if agreement had been reached with the Government.
The public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) said the deal rejected yesterday by the Government would have brought about a transformation in public services. Ictu said the deal would have saved billions of euro and, in some cases, extended current levels of some public services.
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