FG/FF cabinet slashes paid sick leave entitlements
FG/FF take the knife to sick pay
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Trade Unions
Watch: Nazi-Zionist Histadrut run out of Belfast
Described by Golda Meir as “a great colonizing agency”, Histadrut has served as one of the foremost weapons of Zionism. As the national trade union centre of the Zionist occupation formed in 1920, Histadrut was crucial in the formation of the Zionist state, being one of the most powerful forces in the Zionist settlements. Led
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Abtran fires union activist
Call centre company Abtran has illegally fired a worker in Cork who was a vocal supporter of the ongoing unionisation effort. This comes after months of campaigning by members of the Independent Workers’ Union to obtain better pay and conditions in Abtran. In May workers delivered a pay claim to the company demanding, among other
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Why Join a Union?
Whether by directly improving workers’ pay and conditions, promoting progressive legislation, or reducing economic inequality, being a member of a trade union provides a unique opportunity to proactively remedy social and economic inequity. Trade unions provide an avenue to dissolve the fetters imposed upon ordinary citizens by those who profit from their immiseration. They can help to build a foundation upon which society can be built anew.