Sir Anthony O'Reilly as he likes to be called has far too much power in Ireland and his papers reflect it
Unions do great work but that's where you never hear about them.
Minimum rest periods are abused in hotels, realy I'd say the hotel industry is one of the worst areas in Ireland for treating staff badly.
It's easy to say we have legislation in Ireland so stand up for yourself but not everyone can deal with facing their supervisors, particularly young workers who are easy targets for bullying and might lack confidence.
And sure some casual jobs don't fire you, they just cut your hours and give them to someone else and wait for you to leave. Technically they didn't fire you so you have no case though the untrained new hire is getting your hours.
So unions do good work, I was a member of SIPTU for a year and found them very good and active.
But when I hear of unions in the media talking about social housing and government finance policy and mortgage tax reliefs, well realy they should get back to what they are supposed to do and work hard on the ground level.
Unions - the best things ever & soon to come to every employer close to you via the upcoming promised mandatory Union recognition legislation
Unions - the best things ever & soon to come to every employer close to you via the upcoming promised mandatory Union recognition legislation
Even if the employees don't want them?
Yeah, the Government are in a real hurry to bring in that legislation.
Both parties in Government have promised to bring in the required legislation to comply with European Court judgements& combined with ICTU's complaint to the International Labour Organisation that Ireland is in breach of conventions ( such conventions being binding ) then the pressure is unrelenting & as such I am confident that mandatory Trade Union legislation is just around the corner.
Its not even on the legislative radar for the next Dail term so don't get too excited.
Not at all , we live in a democracy - if employees don't wish to join A Union then that is their democratic right.
Equally if employees do wish to join then that is their democratic right , which of course is currently their democratic right under the constitution - however under the promised legislation employers will have to recognise the collective bargaining rights of such Unions - a huge step forward for industrial relations in Ireland & a welcome conformity with the rest of the EC.
I've no problem with unions negotiating for members with employers, but I don't want them in national negotiations that affect everyone. Cozy relationships between unions and gov't were a disaster. They don't have a vocie to speak for all workers, which I think they believe they have.
I agree with you - the question of legislation forcing employers to recognise the collective bargaining rights of Unions is long overdue - as long as employees chose to be represented by such Unions.
Successive Governments chose to adopt the social partnership system since 1987 which proved hugely beneficial to the country as a whole until 2007'ish( moderate pay rises allied to tax cuts in exchange for Industrial stability - such wage increases were generally paid economy wide whether employees were Unionised or not ) - surely the depth of our current recession was caused more by Bankers & Developers than any other factors including any perceived cozy relationship between Government & Unions.
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