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SIPTU members rallied outside the Dáil on Thursday, 21st March, to protest against EU policies which promote the privatisation of water resources. The rally was part of a EU wide campaign by the European Federation of Public Service Unions,...
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SIPTU has called on retailer Penneys to show fairness to workers following the confirmation that it has awarded a 2% pay increase to most management grades. SIPTU Organiser, Graham Macken, said: “The decision to pay this increase to management grades...
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Dublin City Council has announced a packed programme of events to celebrate this year’s Dublin: One City One Book initiative. James Plunkett’s Strumpet City, this year’s choice, also commemorates the centenary of the 1913 Dublin Lockout....
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This year Frances O’Grady became the first female General Secretary of the British Trade Union Congress. The daughter of an Irish-born mother and second-generation Irish father, she has fond memories of summers spent with relations in the Cabra area of...
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Dozens of Irish addresses have been linked to accounts held in offshore secrecy jurisdictions, allowing their holders to avoid paying their fair share of tax. A worldwide investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has found...
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Renowned human rights activist and writer, Noam Chomsky discussed their 161 day sit-in with the former Vita Cortex workers in Cork on Thursday (4th April). During the ninety minute meeting at the Riverside Hotel the workers including SIPTU shop stewards,...
