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Sunday 20 September 2020
Gardaí at the GRA conference this year said no other public servants would be expected to work in these kinds of conditions.
A Cork garda recounted an armed incident in which he believes lives were put at risk because of a lack of equipment.
General Secretary of the GRA PJ Stone was responding to allegations made in the Dáil by TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace.
In many cases offenders get off with suspended sentences or community service, they say.
Nóirín O’Sullivan said she does not have enough detail about the alleged incident, raised in the Dáil by Clare Daly, to even conclude that it was a murder.
Vice President Ciaran O’Neill said people are going into work “barely able to feed their families, juggling what bills to pay”.
Garda representatives have said there is a “sinister element” to some of the protests and their members need better protection.
Garda representatives are calling for tasers to be introduced.
The Garda Representative Association annual delegate conference begins tomorrow.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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