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March in support of Dunnes Stores workers
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Health Pay Conference
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BNM unions support decision by ESB to continue to use peat to fuel power stations
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SIPTU book launch - A City in Civil War: Dublin 1921-1924
Workers Rights Centre
James Connolly Commemoration
SIPTU supports protest by former Ulster Bank workers
SIPTU West Cork District Council says ‘Yes’ to Equality
Workers call on UCC President to intervene in Tyndall National Institute dispute
Bob Crow 'Seat'
8th Annual George Brown Commemoration Weekend
Yes to Equality
Summer School on the Arts and Human Rights 2015
Sinn Féin and Labour candidates for Carlow Kilkenny By Election on 22nd May
Bus deal protects workers and users
Global Labour Column
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Roger Casement's legacy
Mother Jones Festival 2015
Young Workers Network
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SIPTU President welcomes new legislation on collective bargaining

Draft legislation on collective bargaining, published by the Government on Friday, 8th May, has been welcomed by SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, as “an important and long awaited development”.

The legislation will improve the rights of workers seeking to negotiate collectively with employers through their unions to secure improvements in pay and conditions when an employer refuses to engage in collective bargaining.
 
The collective bargaining legislation will allow for the Labour Court to make a determination in a dispute which can then be enforced by way of a Circuit Court order.

The bill also reinstates the Registered Employment Agreement infrastructure which sets pay and conditions for workers in low paid sectors of the economy.
 
It also contains measures to prevent workers from being victimised through dismissal - specifically the right to seek injunctive relief prior to any attempted dismissal taking place.
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