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Brendan Ogle: Trade unions cannot allow lowest-paid workers to be abandoned
Unite welcomes Congress decision to withdraw from Low Pay Commission September 23rd: Unite’s Senor Officer in the Republic of Ireland, Brendan Ogle, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the decision by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to withdraw from the Low Pay Commission … Continue reading
Posted in Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news
Tagged Brendan Ogle, low pay, Minimum Wage, poverty, Unite ROI
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ABP Meats Chief Executive plans to scrap meagre Covid premium to low pay meatpacking workforce is a disgraceful act of corporate greed
Frontline Meatpackers at ABP Craigavon who continued to work despite Covid-19 pandemic threat to sector left deeply angered over threat to pull premium of a mere tenner a day Workers continue to face extra Covid costs due to lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged ABP Meats, Bob Carnell, Brian, Covid-19, Craigavon, exploitation, low pay
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Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council must rethink plans to slash pay of furloughed staff
NIPSA, UNITE and GMB condemn the decision taken to slash staff wages at the council meeting on Thursday 14th May 2020. Representatives of all three staff trade unions, NIPSA, GMB and Unite denounced the confirmation by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough … Continue reading
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council must rethink plans to slash staff wages on furlough
In a Joint Statement, NIPSA, UNITE and GMB condemn plans forced through in secret at special council meeting Alan Law, on behalf of NIPSA said: “council officers assured the Trade Unions that plans to furlough staff would be at 100% … Continue reading
Kerry Foods denies furlough to front-line workers despite medical advice that they should be shielding
Liam Gallagher, Unite Regional Officer for workers at Kerry Foods in Coleraine, Enniskillen and Omagh challenged management on their refusal to extend furlough to vulnerable, low-paid workers. “A number of employees who provided management with written, medical evidence that they should shield as … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Coleraine, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Enniskillen, food processing, furlough, Kerry Foods, Liam Gallagher, low pay, Omagh
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