National Public Service Alliance Meeting To Discuss Cuts

dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | event notice Wednesday November 24, 2010 17:31 by pat c

A meeting of the National Public Service Alliance will take place in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square on Tuesday, Nov 30, at 8.00 pm. The meeting is designed to enable resistance to be organised to the unjust measures proposed in the Four Year Plan

All public service workers are invited.

Agenda

1 Reduction in Public Service Pensions (see table below)

2 New Public Service Pension Scheme for new entrants (ICTU Public Service Committee Chair Agrees to disastrous Scheme—see attachment))

3 Reduction in salary for new entrants

4 Cuts in Social Welfare, Minimum Wage

5 Annual “Review” of Croke Park Deal

Paddy Healy 086-4183732
paddy.healy@eircom.net

The reduction will apply to existing Public Service pensioners, former office holders, retired members of the Judiciary, and their survivors. For existing public service pensioners and those public servants who retire before the ending of the ‘grace period’ at end-February 2012, the legislation will provide for an average reduction of some 4% in pensions in line with the following rates and bands:

Annual Public Service Pension (€) Reduction Rate

First 12,000 0%

Between 12,001 and 24,000 6%

Between 24,001 and 60,000 9%

Balance above 60,001 12%