Tag Archives: Tom Fitzgerald
Hailing latest victory for short-changed school building workers, Unite says union membership best defence against exploitation
Union says agency workers often unaware of rights, vulnerable to ‘sharp operators’ August 26th: Trade union Unite today welcomed the decision by contractor EHS Ltd. to pay five Unite members a lump sum in respect of underpayment of industry hourly … Continue reading
Bord na Mona workers being squeezed as company reports record profits
Instead of pay increases workers threatened with pay cuts July 22nd: Responding to today’s news that Bord na Mona has reported record profits in excess of €50 million – up a staggering 114 per cent on last year’s figures – … Continue reading
Union campaign pays dividends for Murphy International workers
Workers benefit by up to €200 per week July 13th: Unite members in conjunction with their colleagues in the TEEU in Limerick-based engineering company Murphy International have seen their pay packets swell by up to €200 per week as the … Continue reading
Following meeting with Minister Bruton, Unite says all avenues to save MSD jobs must be explored
Union concerned at mounting job losses in pharmaceutical sector December 13th: Representatives of Unite yesterday evening (Thursday 12 December) met with Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Richard Bruton and IDA officials in a bid to retain the maximum possible number … Continue reading
MSD: Unite to meet Minister Bruton to explore job retention options
December 10th: Following the announcement last month that pharmaceuticals manufacturer MSD plans to close its Swords plant by the end of 2017 with the loss of 570 jobs, Unite – which represents almost 400 workers in the facility – today … Continue reading









