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Strike threat from medical scientists who conduct hospital Covid-19 tests [Irish Examiner] 2021-01-15
'Close contact' health workers called back to work [RTÉ] 2021-01-13
SIPTU says Minister for Health must act now to remove roadblocks to health service recruitment [SIPTU] 2021-01-09
Partial reopening of schools is ‘rushed and reckless’ – teachers’ union [Irish Times] 2021-01-06
Creches, childcare facilities having to open this week ‘beggars belief’, sector says [Irish Times] 2021-01-01
Guard of honour for Covid ward nurse who died from virus [Irish Independent] 2021-01-01
Silence from Department of Health as public health doctors prepare for strike [Irish Examiner] 2020-12-24
Defence Forces ordered to pay out over discrimination against female captain [RTÉ] 2020-12-23
Low wage earners bear the brunt of Covid-19 income hit [irishexaminer.com] 2020-12-22
Dream turns to ‘nightmare’ for eastern European seasonal workers [Balkan Insight] 2020-12-18
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4-01-1913 The funeral of 16 year old Alicia Brady, killed by a scab's bullet during the Dublin Lockout, takes place. Mourners include Jim Larkin & James Connolly. [more]
18-01-1913 Jim Larkin addresses a crowd of Dublin workers in Croydon Park, telling them to go back to work on the best available terms. [more]
24-01-1919 Staff barricaded themselves inside the Monaghan Lunatic Asylum and declared a Soviet. They also made demands on pay and working hours, including equal pay for women. They won their demands in February. [more]
31-01-1913 Building labourers return to work after the Dublin lock-out, signing a pledge to remain outside the ITGWU. [more]