Tag: Tom Fitzgerald
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GNI: Gas workers vote for industrial action
Move follows company breach of collective agreement Management must act to avoid escalation Unite, which represents workers throughout the energy sector, said today (Wednesday) that members in Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action after the company breached collectively agreed procedures in relation to a member. Earlier this month, GNI attempted…
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Conference of migrant Health Care Assistants hears calls for family reunification
Unite pledges support to HCA campaign for respect October 21st: The first national conference of migrant health care assistants (HCAs) took place in Unite’s Dublin office over the weekend. The conference, which was organised by Migrant Nurses Ireland (MNI), heard from migrant HCAs who are unable to bring their families to live with them due…
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Tara Mines: Government must step in as company adopts unacceptable approach to workers’ jobs and conditions
Alternative ownership must be on agenda January 9th: Speaking following a conciliation hearing held today (Tuesday) at the Workplace Relations Commission, trade union Unite – which represents craft and staff grades at Tara Mines – expressed outrage at proposals advanced by the company which would cut the workforce by over one-third while reducing the terms…
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Unite determined to defend living standards as public sector unions prepare for pay talks
Union will not shy away from collective action in pursuit of cost-of-living pay increases November 19th: Unite, which represents members in a range of public sector employments, today (Sunday) said that public sector workers have demonstrated over the past year that they will not shy away from collective action in a bid to defend and…
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Wyeth Nutritionals: Management must engage immediately with unions to save jobs
Latest job threat should spur Government to action October 18th: Unite, which represents administrative, technical and craft grades at Wyeth Nutritionals in Askeaton, Co Limerick, said this evening (Wednesday) that workers were shocked to be told this afternoon that the plant is facing closure in 2026 with the potential loss of approximately 540 jobs, some…
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Collapse of Mechanical SEO opens door to industrial action
Unite warns employers against attempting to cut pay and conditions Trade union Unite, which represents workers throughout the construction and mechanical sectors, today (Wednesday) warned employers that any attempt to cut pay and conditions following the collapse of the Mechanical Sectoral Employment Order is likely to be met by industrial action. The state today accepted…