Tag: pensions
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Waterford Crystal pensions: ‘Walk for Justice’ hears of five-year struggle to secure pension entitlements
August 23rd: Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly was one of the speakers today (Saturday 23 August) at the ‘Waterford Crystal Pensions Walk for Justice’ organised by former Waterford Crystal worker Maria O’Grady. The event took place five years after Waterford Crystal closed with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, and well over a year after…
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Unite placing pickets on Saggart school building project
Union calls on Department of Education to honour commitments on workers’ rights August 4th: Unite has announced that it will be placing pickets on the Scoil Mhuire school building project in Saggart, Co. Dublin, from 7 am tomorrow morning (Tuesday August 5th). The action follows a ballot of the union’s members in CLS Recruitment Group…
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Waterford Crystal pensions: Unite accepts invitation to refer matter to LRC
July 27th: Unite today announced that it is accepting an invitation to refer the Waterford Crystal pensions dispute to the Labour Relations Commission in the hope that a settlement can be reached. In April 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Irish state is in breach of its obligations under the terms of…
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ESB workers’ pension rights secured thanks to determined action by unions
December 8th: Unite, the largest union represented in the ESB, this evening welcomed the resolution of the dispute mediated by the Labour Relations Commission. Unite official Richie Browne, a member of the Group of Unions’ negotiating team, said that – thanks to the determined and collective action of unions working together – ESB workers could…
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Unite: Resolution of dispute now in ESB’s hands
Unions must honour overwhelming mandate to protect workers’ pensions November 22nd: Speaking this afternoon, Unite official Richie Browne said that unions in the ESB had to honour the overwhelming mandate from workers to use all means at the unions’ disposal to protect members’ pension entitlements. He also said that resolution of the ongoing dispute lies…
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Pension proposals offer no comfort to former Waterford Crystal workers
Union leader says pension protection legislation must fully protect workers’ entitlements November 20th: Unite today extended a cautious welcome to the news that the Government intends to introduce legislation providing some protection for members of Defined Benefit schemes in the event of restructuring, wind-up or insolvency. However, the union expressed concern at what it termed…