Pay move awaited as public support grows
by Bernard Harbor and Niall Shanahan
Public service unions are awaiting a Government decision on whether to open negotiations on accelerated pay restoration after the ICTU Public Services Committee (PSC) met on 16th November and agreed to reconvene at an early date to consider developments. IMPACT general secretary Shay Cody and other PSC officers have maintained contact with senior officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform over the last two weeks, and it is believed that Minister Pascal Donohoe may make a statement on the matter in the next week or so.
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IMPACT pursues private sector pay
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT is continuing to pursue a number of pay claims in the private sector as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) recommends that private sector unions pursue pay claims of 4% for 2017. The Congress Private Sector Committee said a 4% rise should mean increases of at least €1,000 a year for workers across the sector.
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Clerical recruitment drive in HSE
Shortlist of applicants will follow online skills testing
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT is continuing discussions with the HSE about a national campaign to recruit clerical and administrative staff to the national health body. The recruitment drive will focus on grades III to VII. Advertising for national panels, which are likely to be of two years duration, is expected to commence in January. It’s hoped that the first panels will be in place by March 2017.
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Library staff back industrial action
by Bernard Harbor
Ballot results from local branches, which were available as this bulletin went to press, indicated that library staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in the support of IMPACT’s campaign against ‘staffless’ library services. The union says management proposals for 23 additional staffless pilots will lead to poorer services and job losses.
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Women inspired to seek IMPACT roles
by Niall Shanahan and Bernard Harbor
IMPACT’s innovative INSPIRE training programme got underway at a special event in Dublin earlier this month. The programme, which prepares and encourages women in IMPACT to run for election to branch, divisional and national committees, attracted some 40 activists from across Ireland.
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