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13/04/2010
Minister Warns Unions Over Deal Dismissal
The Trade and Commerce Minister Billy Kelleher has issued a warning to unions to "step back and think about the alternatives" if they reject the current public sector pay and reform deal.
The Croke Park Agreement is starting to wobble with six unions and representative bodies already rejecting the proposals.
Two key unions meet today to decide whether to recommend the pay and reform deal to their members. The outcome from ballots of SIPTU and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation are being viewed as crucial to the fate of the deal.
SIPTU's National Executive council meets to decide its position, although General President Jack O'Connor said the decision may be deferred to a further meeting on 22 April.
The upcoming votes will affect some 110,000 union members and a failure to be accepted by both unions could be the end of the deal.
It could be another four weeks before all ballots are completed.
The leadership of six unions have already decided to recommend rejection of the agreement.
Those unions are the Teachers Union of Ireland, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, IMPACT, the Civil and Public Services Union, Unite, and the soldiers' group PDFORRA.
(DW/GK)
The Croke Park Agreement is starting to wobble with six unions and representative bodies already rejecting the proposals.
Two key unions meet today to decide whether to recommend the pay and reform deal to their members. The outcome from ballots of SIPTU and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation are being viewed as crucial to the fate of the deal.
SIPTU's National Executive council meets to decide its position, although General President Jack O'Connor said the decision may be deferred to a further meeting on 22 April.
The upcoming votes will affect some 110,000 union members and a failure to be accepted by both unions could be the end of the deal.
It could be another four weeks before all ballots are completed.
The leadership of six unions have already decided to recommend rejection of the agreement.
Those unions are the Teachers Union of Ireland, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, IMPACT, the Civil and Public Services Union, Unite, and the soldiers' group PDFORRA.
(DW/GK)
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IMPACT Rejects Public Pay Deal
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27 March 2009
Superquinn Agrees 'Survival' Redundancies
The independent food retailing chain, Superquinn is to tighten its belt and instigate a survival plan to secure the future of the stores. However, an agreement between management and unions will result in nearly 400 redundancies.
Superquinn Agrees 'Survival' Redundancies
The independent food retailing chain, Superquinn is to tighten its belt and instigate a survival plan to secure the future of the stores. However, an agreement between management and unions will result in nearly 400 redundancies.
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