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Irish Life: Unite members vote narrowly to accept proposals after restoration of link between pay, profits and inflation; some progress on Living Wage

Unite will continue fight for full collective bargaining and pursue interests of members April 21st: Unite members have voted by 52.87% to 47.13%  to accept a set of proposals negotiated in the wake of a series of work stoppages last … Continue reading

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Irish Life: Strike action deferred following commitments given by company ahead of facilitated talks

January 20th stoppage to proceed unless issues resolved December 16th: Unite today announced that the one-day stoppage in Irish Life scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday 17 December) has been deferred.  The decision follows overnight talks during which Unite received commitments from the … Continue reading

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Irish Life: Strike plans remain in place as talks start

December 15th: Unite is today entering into talks with insurance giant Irish Life in the Workplace Relations Commission.  The meeting, scheduled to commence at 10.30 am, will be chaired by Brian McGinn and comes as Unite members prepare for the … Continue reading

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Irish Life workers set for two one-day strikes, December 17th and January 20th

Escalation forced on workers by management intransigence Company accused of intimidation tactics December 2nd: Unite members at insurance giant Irish Life have voted to hold two one-day strikes. These will take place on December 17th and January 20th. The dispute … Continue reading

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Irish Life admits up to 800 Unite members denied collective representation

Union members to decide on further action next week Company will bear full responsibility for escalation of dispute November 29th: Insurance giant Irish Life has admitted that it is refusing to negotiate collectively on pay for up to 800 union … Continue reading

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