@@@@@@ Public Service Pay Agreement: "The Unions are not hanging around!" "THE UNIONS are not hanging around. Just days after announcing what could be a highly disruptive work-to-rule in the health sector, scheduled to start on 30th September 2026, they set dates for strikes" (Irish Independent, 12.9.2026). Public servants are set to hold two 24-hour … Continue reading Organised Labour
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The Politics of Virtue (August 2010) It remains to be seen if the era of Fianna Fáil dominance has come to an end or if the mould of Irish politics has been broken. Labour Comment cannot claim to know the future. It can only go on the evidence presented to it. On the evidence of … Continue reading Labour Comment
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Public Sector Pay Unions target radical shift to inflation-linked public pay Unions are looking for a radical departure in the next public sector pay deal by creating a “formula” that keeps any pay agreement linked to changes in the inflationary environment for years to come. The news comes as public sector unions are continuing to … Continue reading Organised Labour
ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 2026
ORG.LAB.AUG.26 ******************** The legislation allows eligible workers to choose to remain in employment beyond their contractual retirement age, where that age is below the State pension age of 66. RETIREMENT AGE RIGHTS—New retirement age rights for employees have come into effect. The legislation allows eligible workers to choose to remain in employment beyond their contractual … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 2026
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******************* TRADE UNIONS told to prepare for strike ballot as no basis for public sector pay talks in place Preliminary meetings fail to find common ground, with current deal set to expire on 1st July 2026. (Irish Times, 18.6.2026) Exploratory meetings on a new public sector pay deal have concluded, with union negotiators telling colleagues … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
They rewarded disruption over need—giving to those who shout the loudest!
ORGANISED LABOUR (Owen Reidy, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions) THE rules have changed; it is now clear that public spending is based on noise rather than need (Irish Mail on Sunday, 19.4.2026). The past two weeks have felt seismic. With a 20% jump in fuel prices as a result of conflict in … Continue reading They rewarded disruption over need—giving to those who shout the loudest!
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@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENERAL STRIKE (UK) The General Strike of 1926 In 1925, the year before the General Strike, the Conservative Party—led by Stanley Baldwin—replaced the Labour Government. That had been the first ever Labour Government in the UK: it was a minority administration holding less than 200 seats in a 700 seat … Continue reading Organised Labour
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% April 2026 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ NATIONAL TRAINING FUND—Near €1.4bn surplus in State training fund is ‘ridiculous’ and ‘outrageous’. Accumulated surplus in National Training Fund now stands at €1.37bn, Dail's Public Accounts Committee is told. A near €1.4 billion surplus in a key State training fund has been criticised as 'outrageous' at the Public Accounts Committee. … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
ORGANISED LABOUR MARCH 26
CLIMATE LEAVE—The Unite Trade Union is seeking paid 'climate leave', if extreme weather makes it impossible to travel to work. The Unite Trade Union is calling for new laws to protect workers from the effects of extreme weather. Among the measures being sought is a legal obligation on employers to implement graduated alert-based responses, with non-essential outdoor work ceasing … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR MARCH 26
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ALMOST 100,000 households will pay more Tax this year following the Government’s decision in Budget 2026 not to increase tax credits or bands. According to calculations by Revenue, 23,000 taxpayer units—individuals or couples—who did not have a tax liability last year will have one in 2026. An additional 76,400 taxpayer units will be pushed … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
