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Congress calls for pay rise of 5% next year

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2015

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said that workers in the private sector of the economy should seek pay increases of up to 5% next year. The private sector committee of Congress said that subject to prevailing conditions in their enterprise workers should...

TUS Network Manager Position

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2016

TUS is seeking to recruit a Network Manager to assist us on delivering our training programme for 2016. The Network Manager will report to the TUS Steering Committee, made up of training representatives of participating trade unions, and will be supported...

Congress says plan to force pension trustees to obtain qualifications a 'ploy to disguise industry failure'

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2016

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has condemned proposals from the ‘pensions’ industry’ that would force scheme trustees to obtain professional qualifications in order to continue in their role. Congress pensions’ expert Fergus Whelan said the...

NRA Model for Irish Water would lead to privatisation of water services

by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2016

A National Roads Authority (NRA) type model for the provision of water services and infrastructural development would inevitably lead to increased outsourcing and hasten the privatisation of the water services infrastructure, according to the Secretary of the...

Speech by President Michael D. Higgins at a Symposium entitled “Remembering 1916” in the Mansion House, Dublin on Monday, 28th March, 2016

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A Cháirde Gael, Is mór an phléisiúr dom tús a chur leis an gcomhrá seo tráthnóna ar an eachtra ríthábhachtach a bhí in Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916. Tugann sé...