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SNA contract issues
Advice on the '72 Hours' and supervision
by Sean Carabini
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Workplace violence code adopted
by Hazel Gavigan
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Congress wants EU bargaining directive
by Bernard Harbor
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Workers oppose bogus self-employment
by Craig Whelan
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Unions braced for hard Brexit
by Bernard Harbor
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Climate, housing and working time tackled
by Hazel Gavigan
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Schools campaign to intensify
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Fórsa campaign for proper recognition of school secretaries and caretakers is set to intensify and escalate when schools re-open after the summer break, according to the union’s campaigns director.

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Pension age increases priced at €26,000
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird and Bernard Harbor
 

Planned increases in the State pension age will cost workers at least €26,000, plus benefits like free travel and the fuel allowance, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

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Government slammed over ‘tip theft’ law
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Government has been urged to reconsider its “shameful” decision to block new legislation that would oblige restauranteurs to pass on tips to their staff. 

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Mary Robinson urges anger over climate change
by Bernard Harbor
 

Former President Mary Robinson urged union members to “get angry and take action” over climate change when she addressed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions' biennial conference in Dublin last Wednesday (3rd July).

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Housing costs inflate living wage
by Bernard Harbor
 

Rent increases have pushed the ‘living wage’ up by 40 cent in the last year according to the Living Wage Technical Group, which calculates the minimum full-time earnings needed to support an acceptable standard of livin

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More gender balance sought
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa vice president Margaret Coughlan has called on unions to take action to improve their gender balance at senior levels.  

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Colombian union murder rate doubles
by Bernard Harbor
 

Thirty-four trade union leaders were murdered in Colombia last year, twice as many as in 2017, according to Fórsa General Secretary Eoin Ronayne.

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