A team leader for the outsourcing company Abtran, who at one point worked on their account with Electric Ireland, said that they would bully any members of their team who joined a trade union. Reddit user DannyFoley96 (whose account and posts have since been deleted) made posts threatening Abtran employees who were engaging in or … Read more
Unionised workers at call centre company Abtran have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a ballot distributed to members last month. This comes after a pay claim delivered by workers to Abtran was ignored by the company. In May, the workers, all of whom are members of the Independent Workers Union (IWU), launched a claim … Read more
Whether by directly improving workers’ pay and conditions, promoting progressive legislation, or reducing economic inequality, being a member of a trade union provides a unique opportunity to proactively remedy social and economic inequity. Trade unions provide an avenue to dissolve the fetters imposed upon ordinary citizens by those who profit from their immiseration. They can help to build a foundation upon which society can be built anew.