Mandate Trade Union will be prioritising the Respect at Work campaign over the coming months and years. Keep an eye on this page for updates!
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“You'll always be better in a trade union.”

This is Roisín, an ICU nurse and a member of Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation.

Learn how you can be hashtag#BetterInATradeUnion, like Róisín, by visiting our website: unions.ie

Some coverage of yesterdays launch:

“The Respect at Work campaign says there should be cross party-political support guaranteeing greater protections for employees in the workplace.”

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#BetterInATradeUnion #RespectAtWork

Join our campaign to make change happen and win respect at work for everyone. 
 
Together, we can create workplaces we all deserve. #RespectAtWork
 
Sign up here: respectatwork.ie

🚨IN IRELAND & elsewhere, a new trend is emerging — young workers want to Unionise. This follows decades of a sharp decline of union membership as neoliberalism took hold of the global economy.

➡️ A change is coming — young people now want to unionise jrnl.ie/6340367

‘Research from UCD shows that 67% of young people (aged 16-24) want to join a trade union. This marks a significant shift in attitudes and offers hope for the future of workplace representation.’

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This Irish Congress (ICTU) paper is a response to the one-sided narrative from business groups complaining about additional costs of doing business-code for challenging modest but necessary labour market reforms which govt are in the process of implementing

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Mandate & the Dunnes Anti-Apartheid Strikers from 1984-87 have called on the EU to immediately suspend the the EU-Israel Association Agreement as well as all bilateral treaties in light of grave violations of human rights by the Israeli government

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Mandate members should assemble at 12:45 in Mandate Head Office, O’Lehane House, Cavendish Row, Dublin 1 this Saturday for the National March for Palestine.

#israeliapartheidweek

Join us in a trade union bloc and let's make this National Demonstration huge. Apartheid Israel's genocidal atrocities against the Palestinian people continue unabated because of total impunity. We demand action from our government to sanction Israel. #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide

After 3 months of long negotiations, Mandate and Kavanagh Group came to an agreement to ensure a 5.75% pay rise for its long-service workers in Supervalu stores across the West, including Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, and Galway

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There's still time for Fine Gael , Fianna Fáil and Green Party Ireland to do the right thing. Allow this Bill to proceed to the next stage and prevent union-busting...

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. Mandate Trade Union has donated €5,000 to UNRWA for its work providing assistance to Palestinian refugees in Gaza.

This follows the shameful decision by several countries to withdraw their support during a humanitarian crisis for the Palestinian people

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♥️ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️

Love yourself, join your Union!

Mandate’s National Executive Council want to wish all our members a happy St. Valentines Day!

#BetterInATradeUnion

Final pit stop of the week in Athlone. Had the opportunity to meet with some excellent activists from ⁦SIPTU⁩ ⁦Mandate Trade Union⁩ ⁦CWU Ireland⁩ ⁦Financial Services Union⁩ who have organised their workplaces. They are coming together to campaign for the right to organise. Inspired😊

Mandate Trade Union is supporting the “End Gaza Genocide” protest being held this Saturday, 13th January 2024 at 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance.

More info: mandate.ie/2024/01/end-ga…

We’re proud to host this wonderful banner on our head office today.

In response to the violence in Dublin in October, thousands of people have been sending in pictures, videos and messages of love to the community in and around Parnell Square.

Reject racism. Support solidarity

This edition of Shopfloor includes articles about Budget 2024, Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Amazon, Palestine, Sub-minimum rates of pay, and much more...

Online: tinyurl.com/Shopfloor2023
PDF: tinyurl.com/ShopfloorPDF23

More than 1,600 Dunnes Stores workers have signed a petition in support of a significant pay and benefits claim lodged by Mandate Trade Union on behalf of their members in the company.

Full pay claim and more info 👉 tinyurl.com/DunnesUpdateNo…

Early this morning I spoke with Owen Reidy of Irish Congress (ICTU) and we agreed that we had to do something to allow ordinary citizens express their concern and solidarity.