Irish public sector workers strike for higher pay, leading to school closures
Summary
Hundreds of thousands of Irish teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job on Wednesday 14 October, leading to school closures and canceled medical appointments, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported. Bloomberg put the number of public sector workers on strike at 300,000, demanding higher pay to cope with the rising cost of living.
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How it unfolded
Wednesday 14 October
Hundreds of thousands of Irish teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job, leading to school closures and canceled medical appointments, as public sector workers demand higher pay to cope with the rising cost of living.
- 11:25ABC NewsIrish public sector workers strike, leading to school closures and canceled medical appointments
- 10:53The Philadelphia InquirerIrish public sector workers strike, leading to school closures and canceled medical appointments
- 02:11BloombergIreland Sees 300,000 Public Sector Workers Strike for Higher Pay