It has also emerged that several key unions have little or no provision for strike pay, which would push thousands of workers into a huge debt spiral should they take long-term industrial action.
None of the teaching unions -- [broken link removed], INTO or TUI -- would provide strike pay which would put severe pressure on members' personal finances.
Larger unions representing the core civil service have, however, amassed healthy war chests running into millions.
[broken link removed], which represents up to 30,000 firemen, engineers, binmen, street cleaners and parks staff, is understood to hold €16m in its kitty.
It is prepared to pay €200 per week if there is prolonged strike action.
IMPACT represents 20,000 local authority members and had €26.69m in a "dispute fund" at the end of 2007. However, the CPSU, whose 13,000 lower-paid members would be especially susceptible to financial losses, only has €5m.
The Public Service Executive Union, which has €4m in reserves, is only prepared to pay its 10,500 mid-ranking civil servant members in areas where a strike would have most impact.
I don't know about you but I couldn't afford to be paid €200p.w. as my mortgage would not get paid then. Dunno how anyone who has bought a property in teh last 5 years could afford that!
What's happened to all the Unions Fees?
This seems a big drain all rightFirst, the salary for the employees of the union were benchmarked against benchmarking. So that's not good.
That wouldn't have drained their resources, it would simply have stopped them growing. They should have had a huge wedge of cash built up by then.Also the war chests have been drained over the last 18 months. Less members (due to unemployment) and leaving their unions.
Don't most (SIPTU certainly) own their offices?Most would also be in long term leases with their locations and also stuck in upward only reviews.
wtf?
Excellent!I agree, The unions should borrow to pay the strikers their full wage + benefits+ shift allowance. If they cannot pay full wage + benefits + any overtime allowance they should increase their union dues to pay for the strikers or any other future strikes.
Afterall, This is similiar to what they're asking the government to do with the economy.
I don't think unions will pay this as it's coming out of their own coffers but they think it's ok for the government to keep paying and borrowing 44 million euros per day
When nurses went on strike in 1999 I don't think the INO paid them anything, not sure about Siptu and PNA.
I understood that if I was ever on strike, the union 'might' pay me something but it's not related to my pay.
And the Unions want to tell US how the country should be run financially ? HA !wtf?
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