Category Archives: Budget 2014

Unite reveals lowest-paid workers have suffered drop of nearly 10 per cent in take-home pay since 2007

Union calls for increase in National Minimum Wage, implementation of EU Part-Time Work Directive September 23rd: Trade union Unite today published figures showing that workers on the minimum wage have suffered a real pay cut of nearly 10 per cent … Continue reading

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CSO figures: Government must respond to crisis by ending cuts, kick-starting investment

Government’s economic management now in serious question Unite today (Thursday, September 19th) called on the Government to seize the opportunity provided by the forthcoming Budget and respond to the continuing economic crisis by ending spending cuts and kickstarting investment. Commenting … Continue reading

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A Budget 2014 primer: Series of NERI videos released

September 19th:  Tom Healy of the Nevin Economic Research Institute has recorded a series of short videos outlining the trade union movement’s perspective on Budget 2014 – and busting a few myths along the way.  As Tom said at the … Continue reading

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Unite Pre-Budget Submission focuses on investment and incomes

End austerity – and you end the ‘need’ for austerity, says Jimmy Kelly September 2nd: Trade union Unite today (Monday, September 2nd) launched its Pre-Budget Submission.  Entitled Beyond Austerity –  Proposals for a Thriving Economy, the submission focuses on investment … Continue reading

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