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Last minute talks are being held in a bid to avert strike action by the country's fisheries staff.
The National Union of Public Employees has given the Ministry of Fisheries until this afternoon to make progress on pay claims or staff will walk off the job.
Secretary Martin Cooney says the reluctance of the ministry to discuss pay concerns needs to be addressed. He says the union wants progress, not conditions which rip off fisheries officers.
Mr Cooney says the ministry's intention to remove at-sea allowances has left many staff feeling they have reached the end of the road in the dispute.
- NEWSTALK ZB
