Unions, staff to hold talks at Shannon over plans to sell off hangar
Staff and unions for Aer Lingus are unhappy with the plan which will see 55 workers face compulsory redundancy or relocation.
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Staff and unions for Aer Lingus are unhappy with the plan which will see 55 workers face compulsory redundancy or relocation.
Three of the country’s major trade unions have reiterated their call for a No vote in the upcoming Fiscal Compact referendum.
The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is expected to sign the referendum order today, kicking off just over a month of campaigning.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says there is no support for the treaty in it ranks – but that it fears a No vote could exclude Ireland from the European Stability Mechanism.
Three major trade unions have called on its members to vote No in the referendum next month.
The Tánaiste has appealed directly to union members suggesting that leaders are not acting in the best interests of members.
Technical Engineering and Electrical Union has become the third trade union to advise members to vote No in the fiscal compact treaty.
The trade union has dismissed the charge as unfair and called on its members not to pay – all 60,000 of them.
The latest figures show that around 36,000 properties have registered to pay since last Thursday evening but that’s less than fifth of the number eventually expected to pay.
Marches took place across Spain as well as in Paris, Athens, Lisbon and Brussels, with hundreds at a demo in Dublin.
Workers will be asked to consider plans which management says are needed in order to cut payroll costs by €140 million.
94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.
Staff at the building society were due to walk out tomorrrow, but have agreed to LRC talks with management.
Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.
However, Unite said it was hopeful the decision not to make a Christmas payment would be reversed.
Staff at the State-owned building society say their ‘Scrooge-like’ employer is withholding an annual payment of four weeks’ pay.
Some staff are picketing tomorrow over the building society’s decision to cancel a traditional ’13-month’ payment.
Turnout was reported to be less than two-thousand people.
The trade union-backed rally is to take place in Dublin city centre from noon today.
Earlier today the company announced its CEO in Ireland is to step down at the end of the year amid widespread restructuring of its Irish operations.
Dermot Browne will step down at the end of the year.
Less than half of bank employees are happy in their current working environment, according to the survey of Irish banking staff.
It follows the recent announcement that 950 jobs are to be cut at the insurance company.
Members were balloted on possible industrial action following what UNITE said was a lack of information on a possible sell-off.
Representatives from the union said that they will be letting AVIVA know “the fury and determination of staff” following the recent announcement about job losses.
Over 200 staff at the insurer in Cork agree unanimously to vote on industrial action – the third group agreeing to a ballot.
A ballot on industrial action over job losses at the firm could open as early as next Tuesday.
UNITE members vote unanimously to ballot their members for industrial action, following the news that 950 jobs are to be lost.
Meetings have been called for 10am tomorrow as speculation grows that the company will announce redundancies.
Employees have agreed to the ballot tonight amid fears over the proposed sell-off of the institution.
Hundreds of staff will vote tomorrow on whether to take industrial action over the possible breakup and sale of the company.
Officials and representatives of the UNITE union will managers later today, fearing that 1,000 of its 2,100 staff could be laid off.
Fears are growing that hundreds of jobs could be cut after unions met with managers at the insurance giant this morning.
The union said that its members were clear on their intention that if the State disposed of the company they would undertake industrial action.
The TEEU has hit out at fellow union Unite, saying it is “not appropriate” to threaten shutdown of Ireland’s electricity supply.
Jimmy Kelly says workers had already indicated their desire to strike if the government tried to dispose of it.
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The decision follows an announcement by the government today that it would sell off a minority stake in the state-owned utility company.
Brendan Ogle will represent the ESB workers who he said enjoyed “gravy” benefits, buying foreign property and cars.
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