JUST IN: SIPTU to ballot its 60,000 public service members for industrial action unless Govt announces new national pay talks within a week
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) November 10, 2016
Yikes.
Siptu threatens strike ballot unless pay talks begin (Martin Wall, Irish Times)
Pic: SIPTU
UPDATE:
"The world is on a trajectory towards fascism & we need to wake up to the potential crisis we are facing." – Jack O' Connor #OurSIPTU pic.twitter.com/1ILxVSpowT
— Dan O' Neill (@activedan) November 10, 2016
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now’s the time to start calling bluffs
No bluff.
Feck Trump got elected lads. We need to tie in the govt to pay hikes quick before the World Economy collapses.
The world is on a trajectory towards fascism? He only figuring that out now? Bailouts are fascism Jack. We’ve been living under fascism for quite a while now. Another name for it is the EU.
Good stuff
Now, close Broadsheet, and go back to studying for your junior cert, there’s a good lad.
Turkey has fired thousands of secular teachers, removed over 2,000 judges, shut down hundreds of independent media outlets, arrested journalists, union leaders and opposition party leaders. They are bringing back the death penalty and cosying up to Russia.
That’s what has been going on while Brexit & Trump have been hogging the headlines.
Trying to get the budget in order is not fascism.
@DubLooney: this, a thousand times this.
+1
‘I’m alright Jack’ puts his head above the parapet. Where was he when Labour were scoffing at the trough and us workers were screwed left right and centre by FG and his political party?
Its all relaeted to cost of living and Housing. My God especially the Housing crisis and out of control rents! People cannot affor to live like this and they need a pay increase. Ireland has been leading an Econmic lie for years now. Our Economy is Unsustainable! Fix the housing and rent situations, make the economy stable, raise the ridiculously low income ceiling, don’t punish hard workers and small/medium enterprises. Tax the super wealthy, double the tax on Multiple home owners, close the 0.002% Corporate Tax loophole. Just follow the German/Scandinavian models closely!
Income Tax ceiling I meant
+1 Junkface
“Just follow the German/Scandinavian models closely!”
That would be fine if we had public servants who were actually any good.
“The world is on a trajectory towards fascism…………..
I presume he thinks borrowing more money to be trousered by his members will arrest this progression.
..Multiple home owning Landlords I meant, Christ my typing!
Ah our bold Jacko. Not a peep out of him when Labour were in Power and walking all over the working class. Now he wont shut up! Overpaid bureaucrat now!
I presume Jack is on 100k+
@ Nugget Last figure I saw was around 140,000 without expenses. I remember him (reluctantly) having to take a hit but as far as I can remember he still earned over 100,00 without expenses.
jack’s salary is linked to higher civil service pay scales!
Labour and unions negotiated a deal that saw no compulsory redundancies, no strikes and reforms during the worst down turn in this state’s history.
Good summary of the reforms made can be found here:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/industrial_relations_and_trade_unions/employment_regulation_orders_and_registered_employment_agreements.html
…good man Jack…when you’re in getting your pat on the back from your political masters tell them that you would have kicked that further down the yard only there’s a lot of stuff down there already…they’re gonna need a bigger yard…
The world is on a trajectory towards fascism. Give me more money.