The latest blogs from Congress.
  • Children crafting
    16
    Mar 2016

    First steps

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    Dr. Peter Rigney looks at the problems that bedevil childcare in Ireland and outlines how we can move to a high-quality, acessible and affordable...
  • workplace women meeting
    07
    Mar 2016

    YES EQUALITY!

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    To mark International Women's Day, Congress General Secretary Patricia King looks at how far we have to go to achieve real equality Gender inequality...
  • Calculator finance economy
    29
    Jan 2016

    SAYING NO TO €350 MILLION

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    Niall Crowley puts the case for the Financial Transaction Tax We have the soap up and running. Rebellion has been playing, with mixed reviews, to big...
  • Esther Lynch European Trade Union Confederation ETUC
    22
    Jan 2016

    RESURRECTING FRANCO

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    ETUC Confederal Secretary Esther Lynch on the strange case of the Spanish workers known as the 'Airbus 8', who face trial next month on charges...
  • EU flag European union
    15
    Jan 2016

    EUROPE NEEDS A PAY RISE!

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    Luca Vistentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) argues that the European Union needs investment, wage rises and a...
  • Crossing crowd
    07
    Jan 2016

    NEW YEAR, SAME OLD TORIES

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    The TUC's Owen Tudor reports on the UK government's ongoing assault on union rights and why Valentine's Day may be a little different this year On...
  • Climate action protest
    11
    Dec 2015

    NO JOBS ON A DEAD PLANET (UPDATED)

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    David Joyce looks at the COP21 Summit in Paris and the implications for workers. This blog has been updated in light of the deal reached in Paris and...
  • house repair electrician electrics housing
    04
    Dec 2015

    THE REAL COST OF BOGUS SELF EMPLOYMENT

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    Fergus Whelan asks who gains and who loses from this growing practice You could do a lot with €640 million. At a very minimum, you'd imagine a sum of...
  • gray building belfast
    26
    Nov 2015

    STARTING OVER?

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    Assistant General Secretary Peter Bunting outlines initial reactions to the Fresh Start Agreement in Northern Ireland On November 17, the Fresh Start...