The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is seeking a 4% pay rise for private sector workers.
ICTU is instructing unions in the private sector to press for pay hikes in 2017, worth at least €1,000 per year for a full-time worker.
It comes as the government faces intense pressure over public sector pay demands.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions announced the pay claim after a meeting of its private sector committee.
Committee chair John Douglas believes the claim is reasonable:
Earlier today the Taoiseach insisted he was standing by the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
Unions have been demanding a new deal, after Gardaí won pay concessions:
