Vol. 7 - No. 3

In this issue: Deadline to resolve bus dispute SIPTU NEC appoints Gene Mealy as new union Vice President Dunnes Stores attack on workers provokes escalation of dispute Solidarity with Dunnes Stores Workers Health Minister addresses health care assistants conference SIPTU Health Care Assistants tell us why they are worth it Health workers to rally for better services and jobs Bord na Móna workers meet TDs to discuss dispute Former Ulster Bank workers’ protest Successful conference on future of Palestine Dr Mona El Farra speaking to SIPTU Palestine Conference Elaine Bradley gives eye witness account of life in Palestine Government action needed to end home helps’ zero-hour contracts Zero-hour contracts and low pay the norm for young workers Aer Lingus assurances concerning proposed takeover are inadequate Water: Public resource or private commodity? Global Action Day Belfast GAA club in Industrial Tribunal over failure to pay redundancy Cuba and US presidents hold historic talks Cuba Dublin Festival Cuban Film Festival Call for clinical review of new psychiatric unit on CUH campus Support for re-opening of Lagan Brick production plant May Day 2015 Irish Equity supports call for halt to cuts in Northern Ireland cultural sector Retained fire-fighters commit to industrial action if unsafe changes imposed Yes to Equality Support for Pfizer decision not to close Little Island plant Additional funding for patient care at University Hospital Galway New Activists training in the Community Sector Seminar for frontline services Polish Cultural Night Ecumenical service of remembrance for children killed in the Easter Rising, Dublin Low pay must top political agenda Reducing inequality will not happen on its own – explicit policies are needed NERI Seminar: A Future Worth Working For Young Workers Network Seán Murray Marxist‐Leninist and Irish Socialist Republican by Seán Byers Docklands Book Sale SIPTU Members Home Insurance SIPTU Travel Insurance Get up to 80% off* Car Insurance taxback.com - 10% Discount SIPTU Basic English Scheme Fairshop Larkin Credit Union Fair Hotel Useful links Send to a friend »Subscribe »Search past issues »Contact us »Print all articles » « Back to cover page Polish Cultural Night SIPTU Polish Network hosted a Polish Cultural Night in Liberty Hall on Thursday (26th March) to mark Polska Eire 2015. Among those who addressed the event were Minister of State for New Communities, Culture and Equality, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, SIPTU National Campaigns and Equality Organiser, Ethel Buckley and Polish Ambassador, Ryszard Sarkowicz. Dancers in traditional Polish costume at the event

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