Tag: Tom Fitzgerald
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Saturday’s Raise the Roof rally must signal turning point on housing
Unite says many construction workers cannot afford homes they build November 24th: Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, has called for a large turnout at the Raise the Roof housing rally due to take place this coming Saturday (26 November). Commenting, the union’s Regional Coordinating Officer Tom Fitzgerald said: “A generation has been locked out of…
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New Living Wage highlights need for supplementary increase to Minimum Wage
Cost of living crisis driving widening gap between Living Wage and statutory wage floor Responding to today’s announcement that the Living Wage Technical Group has calculated the new Living Wage as €13.85 per hour, an increase of 95 cent on the previous rate of €12.90, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer Tom Fitzgerald called on the Government to announce…
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Domestic violence leave: IBEC stance highlights toxic ‘culture of doubt’
IBEC’s objections to legislation dubbed ‘anti-woman and anti-business’ October 6th: Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Thursday) said that demands by employers’ group IBEC earlier this year that domestic violence victims be required to provide evidence of abuse when seeking leave under new legislation highlight what the union termed a ‘toxic culture of…
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Final day of Unite’s Irish Policy Conference hears motions covering equalities, organising and industrial areas
On the second day of Unite’s Sixth Irish Policy Conference in Malahide, delegates debated a range of motions covering equalities, organising and industrial areas, as well as the public sector. Speakers also addressed motions on political and social action. Introducing the Equalities debate, Regional Women’s and Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor referred to the need to…
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Minimum Wage: Government must set aside Low Pay Commission recommendation
Unite accuses Government of ripping up Living Wage commitment Unite this morning (Wednesday) called on the Government to set aside the Low Pay Commission report which recommends an increase in the hourly Minimum Wage of just 80 cent to €11.30. Unite, which earlier this year made a submission to the Low Pay Commission calling for…