The single biggest difference between tge @IRLDeptDefence and ALL other government departments is this...
@defenceforces unlike every other state agency have no rights what so ever. No say in pay, conditions, promotions, terms of service, health and safety, worktime directive. https://twitter.com/pmaceinri/status/1357652446118621185
We have an organisation called @pdforra who do their level best and have achieved a tremendous amount through the dedication of National and Regional representatives. What other organisation, in modern times, in this country, were threatened with imprisonment and dismissal by
the very people who should have been representing the best interests and conditions of service for enlisted personnel... The General Staff.
Maybe back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, it served the General Staff's interests to have this unhealthy relationship with the @IRLDeptDefence
as they could shift the blame while pocketing salaries and pensions tied to higher civil Servant pay scales. Which is still the same today. So why rock the proverbial boat.
Both @pdforra and @RACO_DF should have full representative powers, with fully membership of the Council of
ICTU. It is unhealthy for any Military organisation to have its pay & pensions linked to Civil Servants pay grade. Especially when it is only a small part of the Military organisation and not the whole.
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