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For the day that’s in it.🧵 The October public holiday was Ireland’s 8th (of 10 today) public holiday to be introduced. In Feb 1977 the then Minister for Labour, Michael O’Leary, went on a solo-run announcing the last Monday in October would be a new public holiday.

In July 2024, the national average price of a pint of stout in licensed premises was €5.81, up 29 cents in the year, while a pint of lager was €6.23, up 25 cents (CSO). Raises for me but not for thee – Licensed Vintners Association

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Nell McCafferty president.ie/en/media-libra…

Kudos to Michell O'Sullivan and Juliette Mc Mahon, from the KBS in University Of Limerick, for their letter to The Irish Times. Overseas firms, investment and employment standards irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

A few personal thoughts on Nell McCafferty, RIP… linkedin.com/posts/donncha-…

PhD Graduation - it’s a wrap! Thanks to UL Ceremonies Office for organising an amazing event, Business at UL for the scholarship to complete the research, and Tony Dundon and Dr. Lorraine Ryan for supervising.

Irish people have been peacekeeping in southern Lebanon for so long that the local Lebanese people have full Irish accents

🎉 On #WorldTeachersDay, we launch our Pre-Election Call: "Zero Precarity, Full Potential." 📢 Download the report & see how election candidates can support HigherEd staff & students by signing the #IFUTPledge.👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/ZeroPGE #ZeroPrecarity #WorldTeachersDay

Excellent research published by the ⁦FriedrichEbert⁩ today in the context of the fast approaching deadline for the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive on the changes required in our fractured and damaged industrial relations system ⁦Peter Burke⁩ ⁦Emer Higgins TD⁩

Dr Gareth Murphy speaking on The Last Word with Matt Cooper after the launch of the report by Respect at Work Union Busting - An Inconvenient Truth. Listen here: youtu.be/efWx4mlJ7Bs Read the report: respectatwork.ie/wp-content/upl…

The corporate infantilisation of workers. Bean bag chairs, pool tables and lucky bags instead of unions, pensions and full time contracts

Currently marking first year essays assessing how bad piecework and precarious employment are for workers, but I'm having to rush through them at the piece rate of 4500 words per hour in order to get to my other casual contracts

If you have experienced discrimination at work or when accessing services, you may be able to make a claim to the WRC. Find out what steps to take: ihrec.ie/your-rights/ma…

The Simpsons on PhD students - almost twenty years old & more cutting than ever

The LPT themed issue finally out in one place and free to access. And don't forget the webinar involving all the authors on 21st November.

This week in 1990 SIPTU was established with the merger of Ireland's two largest unions, the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union and the Federated Workers’ Union of Ireland. Both were founded by Larkin in the early years of the twentieth century. siptu.ie/the-union-make…

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📢 BIMM Dublin BIMM Lecturers’ Fight Raised in the Dáil – TU Dublin Must Act! Last night, Richard Boyd Barrett and Ruth Coppinger called out the shocking treatment of BIMM lecturers in the Dáil, exposing how TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath partner institution is "pushing through job

The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) is pleased to confirm that, following a ballot of our members, the proposal to resolve our dispute with BIMM Dublin has been accepted by a massive majority. Rob McNamara, IFUT Assistant General Secretary, stated: "This