In this issue:
NEC resolves to continue industrial campaign on airport workers' pension
Battle to save water services from privatisation only beginning
SIPTU members in DFB call for fully independent review of ambulance services
Foundation Of Irish Citizen Army commemorated in Liberty Hall
Social media campaign against racism in the workplace
Donkey Sanctuary refuses to engage with union in relation to job losses
Diversity Rally
Presentation to Fred Murray
"A Song For The Green Crow"
Fairshop
Thousands mourn RMT General Secretary Bob Crow
Congress pays tribute to Tony Benn, 'A Giant of his Generation'
SIPTU Cavan/Monaghan District Committee meets local Labour Candidates
100 Years of Liberty Hall
Decent pay for decent work now key demand for workers
One in four workers in Northern Ireland do not earn a Living Wage
The Percy French Show
Smock Alley Theatre Two Show Offer
Progressive Film Club
Community Media Archiving Seminar & Workshops
Robert Tressell, Dubliner
Barriers or Bridges? Drug Rehabilitation Projects – the Road to Recovery
Donegal in Transition – the Impact of the Congested Districts Board
10% discount for SIPTU members from Taxback.com
Dabka & Trad
Young Workers Network
Larkin Credit Union
SIPTU Basic English Scheme
Family annual travel insurance reduced to €55.54
Westgrove Hotel
Fair Hotels
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Decent pay for decent work now key demand for workers
That many workers in Ireland must endure wages that do not allow them and their families to afford a decent standard of living is unacceptable.

In the latest Quarterly Economic Observer, from the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI), the stark reality for many workers in Northern Ireland is revealed. It finds that more than a quarter - or just under 169,000, earn below the Living Wage – a minimum level of earnings which would allow them and their families to meet basic needs.

This inability of even full time workers to earn enough to adequately support themselves and their families is partially the legacy of the attack on wages we have witnessed since the onset of the economic crisis. The trade union movement is committed to rectifying this situation and ensuring that a days work once more provides a decent wage.

Despite the problems the economic outlook presented by NERI for both parts of the island is broadly positive but uncertain. Minimal economic growth is expected in both economies with an associated decline in unemployment.

That the trade union movement in Ireland has developed the capacity to generate its own well researched economic forecasts is itself part of a wider strategy to ensure that workers will never again face the onslaught on living standards they have in recent years.
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