Tag: Tom Fitzgerald
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Public sector: Unite reps agree to suspend Wednesday strike pending talks outcome
New deal must deliver no-strings cost-of-living pay increase Unite, which organises workers across the public sector and is a member of the ICTU Public Services Committee, said today (Monday) that a meeting of the union’s reps in the public sector has agreed to suspend Wednesday’s strike action. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:
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Public Sector: Unite finalises plans for Wednesday strike
Minister’s eleventh-hour letter “written with eye to media rather than eye to workers” Government inaction forcing workers onto picket lines Unite, which represents public sector workers across Ireland, today held a meeting of the union’s National Dispute Committee to finalise plans for Wednesday’s national strike. The dispute committee comprises Unite shop stewards from across the…
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Government betrays lowest-paid by scrapping ‘living wage’ pledge
Move highlights need for collective bargaining legislation Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Wednesday) blasted the government’s decision to scrap plans for a statutory ‘living wage’ to replace the current national minimum wage. The introduction of a new ‘living wage’ equating to 60 per cent of median earnings was originally scheduled for 2026. …
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Public sector pay: Time running out for government to make inflation-beating pay offer
Government told to stop dithering as Unite National Dispute Committee meets Following an overwhelming mandate for industrial action, Unite’s National Dispute Committee, comprising elected shop stewards across the public sector, met today (Thursday) to finalise plans for strike action on 14 October. The action is being coordinated by the ICTU Public Services Committee and will…
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Public sector: Local bargaining claims must be addressed before talks on new deal
Inflation-busting increases vital to combat price pressures Public sector workers will not tolerate being leapfrogged by other interests At a meeting to decide Unite’s priorities ahead of talks on a new public sector pay deal, Unite shop stewards were adamant that outstanding issues, including local bargaining claims, must be addressed before starting negotiations on a…
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Unite survey highlights cost-of-living crisis facing public sector workers
Shock new figures must frame talks on new agreement Outstanding local bargaining increases must be paid now As trade unions prepare for talks on a successor to the Public Service Agreement, due to expire at the end of June, trade union Unite today (Monday 30 March) released the results of a new survey of Unite…