Local SIPTU representative are seeking a meeting with Minister Heather Humphreys over the retirement age.
The qualifying age for the payment was meant to be raised from 66 to 67 this year, but the government-established Pensions Commission has recommended this should be delayed until 2031.
Denis Sheridan the district council co-ordinator for SIPTU in Cavan and Monaghan says that the change would financially impact everyone locally in the private sector.
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He also says it affects the rights of people to work and will see many more financially dependent on the state:
