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250,000 public servants to strike tomorrow, November 24th

Approximately 250,000 public service employees are expected to take strike action tomorrow. There is some confusion over which unions are taking part in the strike but RTE.ie reports that “almost all public offices and schools will be closed, while many outpatient and non-emergency health procedures will be cancelled“. The following unions are listed as participators [...]

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65,000 teachers and lecturers to strike on Nov 24th

At the end of last week, teacher’s unions including the ASTI, TUI, INTO and IFUT all voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action on Tuesday November 24th. Over 65,000 primary, secondary and third-level teachers will be taking part in the strike next Tuesday organised by ICTU. A public sector wide strike on the same day [...]

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