Today there's a meeting between FÁS management and labor unions to try and "avert industrial action scheduled for tomorrow". Why?
I think it would be a good idea for FÁS to have a strike, only it should be a long one. Say, a month or two. This would enable the public to discover whether they really need a FÁS in a booming economy or whether all those funds could be more usefully employed elsewhere.
I think if I was a SIPTU negotiator I'd be keen to avoid a shut-down at all costs. If a union calls a strike and shuts down the operation but nobody notices, does it make a noise?
