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Tuesday 27 October 2020
The work stoppage centres around a dispute over working conditions and union recognition.
Fianna Fáil’s deputy leader Dara Calleary said there “is no sense of leadership” from the Taoiseach.
Section 39 organisations are voluntary organisations who have service legal agreements with the HSE.
The workers want their hourly rate of pay increased to €27.
Workers are concerned about the planned reduction of frontline staff numbers.
A two hour work stoppage is planned for 1 May but one union says this may not be enough.
Irish Rail says the two days of action planned this weekend will cost the company €2 million. Unions say they’ve been left with no other option.
The action will take place on August 25, subject to pay cuts being implemented.
Siptu claims that the company is in “no financial difficulty” due to government funding, but is still implementing funding.
The work stoppage will take place on Friday 30 May.
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A two-hour work stoppage is scheduled to take place on Monday 19 November.
Protests are also planned against the latest round of austerity measures.
Nurses are calling on the HSE and Dept of Health to address “gross overcrowding” at the hospital, where 17 admitted patients were waiting on trolleys for a bed yesterday.
The four-hour stoppage demonstrating against hospital overcrowding starts at 8.30am today.
Staff members in Limerick say there is serious overcrowding, and €13million in funding is missing from the hospital budget.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
Poll Results:
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