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Irish unions join forces to demand major workers’ rights reforms
People take part in a Siptu protest at the Department of Social Protection offices in Dublin to mark the second day of strike action by care and community sector workers in a long-running dispute over a pay rise, July 6, 2022
SOME of Ireland’s largest trade unions joined forces today to demand major reforms of workers’ rights in the country.
Launching the Respect at Work campaign, Siptu, the Financial Services Union, Mandate Trade Union and the Communication Workers Union, said all the main political parties should support greater protections for employees at work.
The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) is also supporting the initiative.
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