More than 300,000 public sector workers in the Republic of Ireland are to begin a national work-to-rule in protest at pay cuts introduced in the budget.
Civil servants, teachers and nurses are among those who will join the campaign of non co-operation.
The Irish government has said it needs to find 3bn euro in savings next year to deal with the Irish economic crisis.
However, Jimmy Kelly, from the trade union, Unite, said the wage cuts were not acceptable.
"This is an economic crisis not created by public sector workers - cutting public sector pay only adds to the downward spiral in the economy," he said.
"The government saying that public sector workers have to pay for the crisis are just going down one route which is just going to fail."
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