IMPACT warns on pay
by Bernard Harbor
IMPACT has called on the Government to shore up support for the Lansdowne Road agreement among public servants by bringing forward talks on further pay restoration. In a series of media interventions over the last ten days, the union has warned that support for the agreement will evaporate if the Government treats any group more favourably than the rest.
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Staff blast museum move
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT has warned management at the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) of staff concerns over proposals to temporarily move the Seanad into NMI’s building on Kildare Street in Dublin. IMPACT national secretary Angela Kirk said there was real concern and anxiety among staff about the impact on museum visitors.
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Library management bought to book
by Bernard Harbor
An industrial action ballot of local authority library staff is set to get underway next week if management proceeds with plans to pilot staffless libraries in a further 23 locations across the state. IMPACT, which is preparing to meet management on the issue next week, has also called an information meeting in Dublin next Monday. It is open to all IMPACT members working in the library service.
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Unions rally on pay equity
by Niall Shanhan
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Members of IMPACT’s education division took part in last week’s rally for pay equality for teachers, which was organised by the INTO and TUI teacher unions. The #equalpayforequalwork event, which gathered at the Dáil last Thursday, delivered a message to Oireachtas members that “pay equality is still very much on the agenda.”
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Lourdes action over staff cuts
by Niall Shanahan
Clerical and admin staff at Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda have overwhelmingly backed industrial action over staff cuts that have closed the hospital’s health promotion department. A massive 95% of staff voted to act in response to the hospital group’s decision to let several clerical officers go.
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