Tag: Tom Fitzgerald
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Merative workers organise in pushback against redundancies
Unite seeking extension of consultation period following company refusal to engage Union writes to Minister Coveney outlining concerns at failure to abide by consultation rules October 5th: Unite, which represents workers in medical technology company Merative, has called on the company to engage meaningfully with Unite in a bid to minimise the proposed redundancies announced…
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Living Wage: collective bargaining and union recognition needed to drive decent pay
New €14.80 rate highlights inadequacy of National Minimum Wage 27 September: Unite, which is affiliated to the Living Wage Technical Group, today (Wednesday) welcomed the group’s decision to increase the real Living Wage to €14.80. The Living Wage is calculated as the minimum needed to provide a socially acceptable standard of living for an adult…
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Water services: Lack of engagement by employer representatives’ forces dispute escalation
Unite the union seeks engagement with LGMA over shortcomings in proposed Framework Pickets set for eight local authorities from 00.01 Wednesday [2nd August] to 23.59 Friday [4th August] Unite members working in water delivery services for eight local authorities around the country will escalate their industrial action this week with a further three days of…
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Right to Strike: Unite vows that High Court ruling will not silence workers fighting for fair pay
Unite examining all options including appeal Union determined to secure pay increase for mechanical workers 23 March: Trade union Unite, which represents workers throughout Ireland, stated today (Thursday) that it is considering an appeal of this morning’s High Court ruling granting mechanical engineering firm Jones Engineering (HA O’Neil) an injunction pending trial to prevent strike…
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Cargotec: Strike sends strong message in ‘bogus TUPE’ dispute
Company must come to table and negotiate collectively March 10th: Following a 93% vote for industrial action, Unite members working for cargo handling manufacturer Cargotec in Dundalk took to the picket line today in a move which saw production at the facility closed down. The dispute surrounds what Unite has termed a ‘bogus TUPE’ process which…
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Unite leader hails successful defence of right to strike against legal challenge
Unite shop stewards defended against legal attack Mechanical strike going ahead tomorrow (Friday) at H.A. O’Neil and Leo Lynch March 9th A strike by mechanical workers in HA O’Neil’s and Leo Lynch’s will go ahead tomorrow (Friday 10 March) after trade union Unite fought off an attempt today by HA O’Neil (Jones Engineering) to obtain…