Tag Archives: public sector

ASTI lockout marks new phase in Government campaign to divide workers

Posted on November 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite warns that workers are united in demand for LRA renegotiation November 7th: Unite today expressed solidarity with ASTI members who have been effectively locked out of their jobs in what Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly described as a “new phase … Continue reading →

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Seeking Extraordinary General Meeting of ICTU PS Committee, Unite warns that agreement to be bound by Lansdowne Road Agreement not irreversible

Posted on November 4, 2016 by unitetheunion

November 4th: Unite has today written to Tom Geraghty, Secretary of the ICTU Public Services Committee, asking for an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Committee to be convened to discuss the re-negotiation of the Lansdowne Road Agreement in light of … Continue reading →

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Unite calls on Government to commit immediately to principle of pay equality

Posted on October 30, 2016 by unitetheunion

Public Sector pay inequalities require urgent resolution October 30th: Unite today called on the Government to give an unambiguous commitment to the principle of equal pay for equal work. Unite’s statement comes as ASTI members take industrial action over pay … Continue reading →

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Unions must avoid facilitating Government attempts to divide public sector workers

Posted on October 25, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite expresses solidarity with ASTI members ahead of Thursday’s strike action Unions must unite to demand accelerated unwinding of FEMPI October 25th: Unite today warned that the trade union movement as a whole would pay the price if attempts to … Continue reading →

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Lansdowne Road: Unite public sector reps to consider result of ICTU aggregate ballot

Posted on September 16, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite votes to reject “inadequate” proposals September 16th: Trade union Unite today cast its vote against the Lansdowne Road proposals in the aggregate ballot conducted by the ICTU’s Public Services Committee. Unite’s vote follows a ballot of the union’s public … Continue reading →