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ICTU President Kevin Callinan said some progress was made and negotiations remained civil, but the gap between sides may not be bridged.
The representative bodies had been campaigning for better pay and conditions for Irish Defence Forces personnel.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney said that the government is aware of the ‘longstanding desire’ of the body to associate with the union
The Public Service Stability Agreement expires at the end of the year.
The one-day strike in January will be followed by a work-to-rule from the secretaries, trade union Fórsa said.
The union said pilots were frustrated at lack of progress in pay talks.
More than 50% of electrical union TEEU’s ESB technician members expressed no confidence in Paddy Kavanagh in March 2017.
Aer Arann management and pilot representatives commenced their talks earlier this evening.
If the union’s proposals are accepted, the ‘essential elements’ of the Croke Park Agreement will remain in place.
The GRA says its talks at the Labour Relations Commission mark the first time it’s ever negotiated directly with employers.
The Labour Relations Commission has released details of its proposals that unions will now be asked to vote on.
ICTU says the deal reached means better protections for public servants than across-the-board pay cuts.
The Garda Representative Association said that it is “disingenuous” of Minister Shatter to mention them re-entering talks when they “have always been excluded” from the main pay talks.
Brendan Ogle will represent the ESB workers who he said enjoyed “gravy” benefits, buying foreign property and cars.