The public sector workers were urged to bombard Senators, TDs and Ministers to object to proposed pay cuts.
It's part of government plans to cut another billion euro from the public sector pay bill.
Nurses boss Liam Doran says they have to now take the fight to the politicians:
Senior gardai are also set to escalate their protest against pay cuts that have been proposed as part of a revised Croke Park Agreement.
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has already withdrawn from talks on the new deal, saying it could not accept the measures that were on the table.
The Association said sergeants and inspectors would withdraw some of the services they provide and are not paid for.
The General Secretary of the AGSI, John Redmond says gardai cannot afford to give up any more of their pay and are living on the bread line. PJ Stone from the GRA: