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ETUC CONFERENCE VIENNA - SPEECH BY OWEN REIDY ASST. GENERAL SECRETARY ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
May 22 2019, 16:08 ICTU
There is one fundamental issue that unites and binds all of us together. It doesn’t matter if we come from the north, south, east or west of Europe. Regardless of the political cultures of the countries, we come from. That one thing is the universal right for working woman and men to have the right to free collective bargaining in their work. We do not believe the full expression of democracy and participation is merely casting a vote once every four years, and we believe that all workers …- ETUC Conference Vienna - Speech by Owen Reidy Asst.General Secretary on collective bargaining ICTU There is one fundamental issue that unites and binds all of us together. It doesn’t matter if we come from the north, south, east or west of Europe. Regardless of the political cultures of the countries, we come from. That one thing is the universal right for working woman and men to have the …
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- ICTU critical of low pay in hotel, retail and hospitality sectors - RTE ICTU Updated / Monday, 13 May 2019ICTU chief said sectors such as accommodation, food and retail argue there should be no changes or increases in the minimum wageByIngrid MileyIndustry and Employment Correspondent The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has accused employers in the accommodation, retail and …
- Workers exploited in hotel, food and retail sectors, says Ictu - Irish Times ICTU Martin WallIndustry Correspondent Irish Times Ictu says employers in some sectors such as accommodation, food and retail are seeking to ‘work people as hard as they can for as long as they can for as little as they can’. Photograph: iStock Employers in some sectors such as …
- Support major Raise the Roof rally Dublin Saturday May 18 ICTU Congress is strongly urging union members to come out on Saturday, May 18 and give strong support to the Raise the Roof initiative for a mass rally in Dublin in protest at the ongoing and worsening housing emergency. The rally will start at Parnell Square at 1pm. In recent days, Fr Peter Mc Verry …