Jimmy Kelly
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Number of women experiencing deprivation doubles
- Social Affairs
- March 6, 2014, 01:00
The number of women experiencing multiple deprivations almost doubled between 2008 and 2011, from 321,000 to 600,000, accordin(...)

Average earnings fall 0.6% in Q4 of 2013
- Companies
- February 26, 2014, 12:18
Average weekly earnings fell €4.46 or 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with the same period the previous year. Prelimi(...)

Seen & Heard: Union leader warns on Waterford Crystal pensions
- Companies
- November 24, 2013, 22:02
Waterford Crystal pensioners will not settle their High Court claim against the State for 50 per cent of their pension fund, a union leader has warned(...)

Organisers hope up to 10,000 will attend anti-austerity march
- Irish News
- October 1, 2013, 14:36
Industry CorrespondentOrganisers of the planned anti-austerity march on Saturday week (October12th) are hoping that up to 10,000 people to participate(...)

Unite votes to accept Haddington Road deal
- Irish News
- July 19, 2013, 19:08
Staff in the public service represented by the Unite trade union have voted to accept the new Haddington Road agreement following a second ballot.The (...)

Union urges rise in national minimum wage
- Social Affairs
- July 11, 2013, 12:13
The Unite trade union has urged the Government to increase the national minimum wage and social welfare payments in the Budget in the autumn in a bid (...)

Unions for ‘robust’ action on emergency pay legislation
- Employment
- July 4, 2013, 14:48
The trade union movement is to mount “a vigorous and robust” campaign in a bid to force the Government to repeal financial emergency legislation which(...)

Unite trade union to lodge claims for pay rises
- Politics
- June 25, 2013, 12:51
The Unite trade union is to lodge claims for pay rises in different parts of the economy where it has strong representation.Speaking at the union’s Ir(...)

Unite backs motion opposing Haddington Road pay deal
- Social Affairs
- June 24, 2013, 11:57
Unite, the largest trade union in Britain and Ireland, has backed an emergency motion at its Belfast conference opposing the Haddington Road proposals(...)

Primary teachers vote to accept Haddington Road deal
- News
- June 17, 2013, 13:11
The proposed restoration of supervision and substitution allowances was an important factor in the Irish National Teacher’s Organisation accepting the(...)