,BAD ,NEWS = ,SPR+ & ,DE ,ROSSA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,D]MOT ,SRE5AN 

,TEXT 3 

,O,V,] ,! ,L,A,/ FEW MON?S WE'VE WITNESS$ ! LEVEL ( 9DU/RIAL ACTION JUMP+ FROM VIRTUALLY NONE TO DISPUTES ]UPT+ 9 ,AN ,PO/1 ,EIRCELL1 ,TR9ITY ,COLLEGE & ! ,CIVIL ,S]VICE4 ,! GOV]NM5T HAS ASK$ ! ,IRI% ,CONGRESS ( ,TRADE ,UNIONS GET !IR MEMB]S 9TO L9E1 I4E4 TO 5SURE NO MORE DISPUTES >ISE4 ,! BAD NEWS = \R GOV]NM5T IS ?AT IT APPE>S ?AT ?IS CURR5T R\ND ( 9DU/RIAL ACTION IS NOT AB\T TO QUICKLY FADE AWAY4 

,?AT ! ,GOV]NM5T CAN TALK TO ! ,I,C,T,U LEAD]S AS FRI5DS IS 9DICATIVE ( ! COZY RELATION%IP :I* HAS COME AB\T OV] ! LA/ T5 YE>S4 ,!RE HAS N[ BE5 A DECADE ( 0SOCIAL P>TN]%IP0 AGREEM5TS BETWE5 !MSELVES & ! TRADE UNION LEAD]%IP4 ',\R RUL]S' 9 ! ,DAIL EXPECT TRADE UNIONS TO POLICE !IR [N MEMB]S1 I4E4 TO DISC\RAGE DISPUTES & 5C\RAGE ! MEMB]%IP TO LEAVE IT UP TO ! FULL-TIME NEGOTIATORS TO HAMM] \T A 0GOOD DEAL0 = !M EV]Y ?REE YE>S4 ,?IS POLICY1 H[EV]1 DOES NOT EXT5D TO SAV+ JOBS AS ! =M] WORK]S FROM ,T,E,A,M ,A] ,L+US1 ,DIGITAL 7,GALWAY71 ,WAT]=D ,GLASS1 OR ,PACK>D CAN TELL Y\4 

,!SE NATIONAL AGREEM5TS SEE ! UNIONS 5T] 9TO NEGOTIATIONS ) ! GOV]NM5T & EMPLOY]S1 USUALLY COMPLETE ) /AG$ 'BREAKD[NS' & ?REAT5$ )DRAWALS4 ,!N A PROGRAM >ISES 5SUR+ ?AT PAY RISES >E KEPT TO A M9IMUM 9 RETURN = SOME -- MO/LY IGNOR$ -- PROMISES AB\T JOB CREATION1 SOCIAL WELF>E1 TAXATION1 ETC4 ,! REALITY ( ! ,P,N,R1 ,P,E,S,P @& ,P,C,W IS ?AT !Y PUT SEV]E LIMITS ON :AT WORK]S CAN LOOK = BUT PLACE ABSOLUTELY NO LIMITS ON :AT EMPLOY]S CAN DEM& FROM WORK]S4 

,! HI<LY RE/RICTIVE ,9DU/RIAL ,RELATIONS ,ACT1 :I* WAS BR\<T 9 FOLL[+ A COMMITM5T 9 ! ,P,N,R1 HAS L$ TO A VIRTUAL DECOMMISSION+ ( ! MO/ P[]FUL WEAPON OP5 TO ANY ORGANIZ$ WORK=CE1 ! /RIKE4 ,TO GIVE EXAMPLES ( H[ RE/RICTIVE ! ACT IS 444UND] ! ,ACT SEV5 DAY'S /RIKE NOTICE HAS TO BE S]V$ ON ! EMPLOY]_/COMPANY BE=E ANY ACTION IS TAK51 :I* ALL[S TIME TO RECRUIT /RIKEBREAK]S OR TO MOVE PRODUCTION ELSE:]E4 

,FUR!RMORE IT IS ILLEGAL TO HAVE A DISPUTE OV] ONE P]SON'S RI<TS )\T FIR/ GO+ ?R\< MON?S ( PROC$URES4 ,SO IF A %OP /EW>D IS SACK$ Y\ CAN'T WALK (F ! JOB )\T ! RISK ( ! UNION OR EV5 ! 9DIVIDUAL /RIK]S BE+ SU$ ,ON TOP ( ALL ?IS1 ! SOCIAL ASPECT ( EA* AGREEM5T HAS BE5 IGNOR$4 ,! UNEMPLOY$1 ! GREAT LO/ TRIBE ( \R TIME1 HAS L>GELY REMA9$ =GOTT5 AB\T4 

,IREL& HAS ONE ( ! L>GE/ LEVELS ( LONG-T]M UNEMPLOYM5T 9 ,EUROPE4 ,?IS IS DESPITE PR(ITS WELL 9 EXCESS ( ,EUROPEAN AV]AGES BE+ MADE BY BO? ,IRI% & MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES H]E4 ,ALL ( ?IS IS ADD+ TO A RIS+ DISCONT5TM5T )9 ! ,IRI% WORK=CE AS WE HEAD 9TO T[>DS ! W9T] :5 ! GOV]NM5T HOPE TO HAMM] \T YET ANO!R NATIONAL AGREEM5T4 

,DESPITE ALL ?IS1 ! MEMB]%IP ( UNIONS CONT9UES TO GR[4 ,! ,IRI% ,NURSES ,ORGANIZATION GREW BY #c1 OV] ,APRIL & ,MAY AS LOOK$ LIKE !Y W]E HEAD+ T[>DS A DISPUTE ) ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! %OP WORK]S UNION1 ,M,&,A,T,E1 ALSO EXP]I5C$ A RISE 9 MEMB]%IP AS A RESULT ( ! /RIKE 9 ,DUNNES ,/ORES4 ,F> FROM FRI<T5+ (F WORK]S1 AS SOME UNION (FICIALS CLAIM1 A FI<T TO IMPROVE WAGES & CONDITIONS PUTS HE>T 9TO PEOPLE & 5C\RAGES !M TO JO9 A UNION4 

#e#b.0 ( ! 5TIRE ,IRI% WORK=CE IS 9 A TRADE UNION4 ,?IS IS ! ONE ( ! HI<E/ P]C5TAGES 9 ,EUROPE4 ,SMALL BATTLES >E BE+ WON ALL ! TIME1 DESPITE ! NATIONAL AGREEM5TS & ALL ?AT GOES ) !M4 ,WORK]S HAVE NOT =GOTT5 H[ TO FI<T OR :AT !IR RI<TS %\LD BE4 ,! BATTLES WILL CONT9UE4 

,BUT ANO!R FI<T WILL BE )9 ! UNIONS AS MEMB]S /RUGGLE TO GA9 CONTROL OV] !IR [N /RUGGLES4 ,IT WILL HAVE TO BE WRE/$ FROM A BUREAUCRACY ?AT HAS TI<T5$ ITS GRIP ON ! RE9S ( P[] OV] ! LA/ T5 YE>S4 ,! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T HAS TO BE BR\<T BACK TO FI<T+ = ! RI<TS ( WORK]S RA!R ?AN WAT*+ ! ,I,C,T,U ?R[+ !M AWAY OV] A NEGOTIATION TABLE4 

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