IN THIS ISSUE

Waking Up, Taking Action

Mandate Membership Week

Dunnes Stores Threatens to Clamp Kerry Workers

Connolly Shoes Workers back on the Picket Line

Is your Boss a Marxist?

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Waking Up, Taking Action

Mandate Trade Union's 7th Biennial Conference takes place in the Radisson Hotel in Galway this weekend, Sunday, 25 April 2010. This year's conference is entitled, Waking Up, Taking Action and as the name suggests, Mandate wants to encourage its members to be more aware of issues that affect them and participate and contribute fully in society, beginning with this conference. More ...

Mandate Membership Week

Mandate Trade Union is asking members and activists to make a pledge for one week in May to sign up to the Mandate Membership Week. Mandate says a relatively minor commitment by all union activists during this week will enable a real and positive change for retail workers in the workplace and in society in general. More ...

Mandate News

The Mandate News summer edition is now available on the Mandate website. Click here to view it now

Dunnes Stores Threatens to Clamp Kerry Workers

Over 180 Dunnes Stores staff members in Tralee and Killarney will have their in-store parking facilities withdrawn on Monday, 26 April 2010. The company has informed staff they will be clamped if they use the same spaces they've used for the last 17 years in the store, and as a result, it is estimated that the workers will experience a 10-15% pay cut in order to pay for private parking. More ...

Connolly Shoes Workers back on the Picket Line

Mandate members in two Connolly Shoe stores in Dun Laoghaire are once again on strike regarding the aggressive behaviour of their employer who is unilaterally reducing their terms and conditions of employment. Mandate says the employer is breaching previously negotiated agreements with the staff and as such, the workers feel they have been left with no alternative but to strike again. The strike is ongoing at the time of going to print and will continue until an amicable agreement between the two parties is established. More ...

Is your Boss a Marxist?

This article was produced by Mandate Divisional Organiser for the Western Division, John Carty. The contents of this paper do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Mandate Trade Union.

Is your boss a Unitarist, a Pluralist or a Marxist? These are the three main analytical ways of viewing industrial relations. How your boss interprets industrial relations in your workplace has a major impact how they behave and how they expect you to behave in turn. More ...

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