The Labour Party agrees with the trade unions that workers must get pay increases that match inflation. With negotiations already underway in the private sector and due to begin this week in the public sector, unions are pushing for wage increases that keep pace with the recent surge in inflation.

Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik spoke to Shane on the show this morning.

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