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Unite has slammed a decision by the Irish Government which will see the majority of migrant health care assistants (HCAs) on general employment permits paid less than the new national minimum wage. Migrant health care assistants on existing contracts will not benefit from the new government-mandated minimum annual remuneration of €30,000. This took effect on […]
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As Irish trade unions, including Unite, step up to challenge the false narratives of the far right today, we draw inspiration from events nearly 40 years ago, when Dunnes Stores workers took strike action after a colleague was suspended for refusing to handle goods from apartheid South Africa. The suspended worker, Mary Manning, had refused […]
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December 1 2022 will be the day that hundreds of thousands of hospitality workers in the Republic of Ireland will remember – it’s the day that they’ve reclaimed what’s rightfully theirs. Up until December 1st last year, workers in Ireland’s hotels, restaurants and other establishments where tipping is customary, had long been the victims of […]
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2022 has been the year of Unite wins – under general secretary Sharon Graham, Unite has had more victories in the workplace than it can count. As part of our special 12 days of Christmas series, UniteLive looks back at a handful of the many wins we’ve had in every month throughout the year. Today, […]
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December 1 will be a day that hundreds of thousands of hospitality workers in the Republic of Ireland will remember – it’s the day that they’ve reclaimed what’s rightfully theirs. Up until today, workers in Ireland’s hotels, restaurants and other establishments where tipping is customary, had long been the victims of theft on a grand […]
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