Gardaí and Teachers to Face Wage Freeze as a Result of Pay Deal

Tens of thousands of teachers and Gardaí are facing a wage freeze as a new public pay deal starts today.

The Lansdowne Road agreement is being brought in to replace the Haddington Road deal - but many unions have yet to sign up.

Failure to agree to the new deal will mean around 30-thousand public workers won't have emergency pay cuts reversed.

Among those affected are Secondary teachers who'll protest outside the Dáil later.

Kieran Christie is General Secretary of their union the ASTI:

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