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PTSB: Unite members vote for limited industrial action following rejection of September Labour Court recommendation

December 13th: Unite members in PTSB (Levels 4 and 5) have voted to take limited industrial action following the union’s members’ overwhelming rejection of a Labour Court recommendation issued in September.  Unite represents approximately 1,000 members in PTSB, and this … Continue reading

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Repeal the 8th: Unite Submission to Citizens’ Assembly focuses on low-income women, workplace issues

December 11th: Trade union Unite has made a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly urging a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment and highlighting the issues facing low-income women seeking to access a termination.  The union’s submission also looks at some … Continue reading

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CityJet: Unite defers industrial action on foot of WRC proposal

November 23rd: Unite, which represents pilots working for Dublin-based airline CityJet, this evening announced that it is deferring the strike action scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission and the subsequent issuing of a proposal which … Continue reading

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CityJet: Thursday strike set to go ahead if no progress made at WRC

Action first in series of 13 full-day stoppages November 22nd: Unite, which represents pilots working for the Dublin-based airline CityJet, today announced that it has accepted an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission to attend talks ahead of the strike … Continue reading

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Lowest-paid will be biggest winners from forthcoming round of private sector pay claims

Minimum wage workers set to benefit by 50 cent per hour in bid to tackle poverty pay November 17th: Workers earning the Minimum Wage of €9.15 per hour – whose hourly pay will be increased by just 10c per hour … Continue reading

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