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English Language Teaching: Unite tells Taoiseach “Don’t just tweet – legislate!”

June 15th:  Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, said today that members were taken aback by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s Twitter reference to the ‘huge’ intangible value of English Language Teaching to Ireland, given the Government’s persistent failure to legislate for … Continue reading

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ICTU Women’s Conference hears call for abortion services to be provided free of charge following referendum

Unite says low-income women must be able to access reproductive healthcare June 14th: Speaking at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Women’s Conference in Enniskillen today (Thursday), Unite Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor said that last month’s overwhelming vote to … Continue reading

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IAC Archaeology: Unite members to take industrial action

Members of Unite Archaeology set to “dig in for decency” June 11th: Unite, which represents commercial archaeologists in Ireland, today announced that members working for consultancy IAC Archaeology have voted to take industrial action on foot of the company’s refusal to … Continue reading

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Welcoming referendum result, Unite says law in Northern Ireland must be revisited

Abortion is a workplace issue North and South, says union Equalities Officer May 27th: Trade union Unite has welcomed the overwhelming vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment. The union, which represents workers throughout the island of Ireland, campaigned actively for … Continue reading

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Parties urged to amend forthcoming pensions legislation to protect healthy DB schemes

Call comes as Irish Life seeks to close staff DB scheme Union warns 100,000 people vulnerable to unilateral DB scheme closures May 14th: Unite, which represents workers in pensions giant Irish Life, today called on all political parties to cooperate … Continue reading

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