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    Celebrating the Trade Union movement at Áras an Uachtaráin

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    President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins gave a warm welcome to representatives of the Trade Union Movement at a community garden party in Áras...
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    Trade Unions and Progress for LGBT People – a proud history

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    As Pride Season is upon us, we invited long-time LGBT activist Kieran Rose to reflect on the trade union movement’s involvement in the early days of...
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    Government caves in to business lobbying in U-turn on employer PRSI

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    Government will today (Tuesday) table an amendment to social welfare legislation that will increase the point at which an employer has to pay a full...
  • Future of Collective Bargaining Seminar June 2024
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    Jun 2024

    Transposition of EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive No.1 priority for the trade union movement

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    At an ICTU seminar on the future of collective bargaining for senior trade union officials in Dublin today (Thursday), our general secretary Owen Reid...
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    Jun 2024

    'Renewing the Social Contract' Plenary Speech by David Joyce to 112th Session of the ILO

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    President and Vice Presidents of the Conference, Distinguished delegates, On behalf of the workers of Ireland I very much welcome this year’s DG...
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    Jun 2024

    Trade union movement welcomes LPC recommendation to abolish lower minimum wage rules for younger workers

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    General Secretary Owen Reidy said the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and its affiliated trade unions very much welcome the unanimous recommendation of...

 

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    Future of Collective Bargaining Seminar 13 June 2024

    Jun 13 2024 | 12 - 4pm

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    Congress is holding a seminar on the Future of Collective Bargaining on Thursday 13 June 2024 in CWU Head Office, North Circular Road, Dublin. We will have a...

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    May 21 2024 | 7:30 - 10pm

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    Congress is hosting a half day seminar on the 'New Economic Model' to inform affiliates of our proposed strategy to promote a high-road economic model which...

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