Disastrous Garda strike must be averted
Gardaí and some teachers have embarked on confrontation, determined to wrest concessions from Government through brute intimidation
A withdrawal of labour by the great majority of the Garda Síochána for four Fridays in November would be nothing short of disastrous: damaging to the reputation of the force; deeply unsettling for society and a significant threat of the rule of law.
It is not too late for both the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors and the Garda Representative Association to reconsider decisions in favour of what is, in effect, an illegal strike or for the Government to provide specific assurances regarding their future entitlement to participate in wage negotiations.