Joint statement: FÓRSA, INMO, Connect, Unite, MLSA Speaking following a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Fórsa, Connect, Unite, and the MLSA have expressed disappointment with the HSE’s cavalier attitude to a dispute that is due to begin in the form of a work-to-rule…
Re: Gaeltacht Scholarships 2025 Nominations are invited from members for Scholarships to Gaeltacht Colleges. Members should print and fill in the application form and return it to your branch for endorsement. The Executive Council have agreed to make 30 half-scholarships available. Members are asked to note that the amount reimbursable in respect of a Scholarship…
All Connect Trade Union Offices will close from Monday 23rd December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2nd January 2025. We would like to wish all our members and their families a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
Connect Trade Union launched its campaign today (Thursday, 30th May) to end exploitation and delays in completing apprenticeships, resulting in many young workers living in poverty while learning trades vital to the economy, including house construction. Addressing a launch event for the Connect National Craft Apprentices Survey in the Union’s headquarters in Dublin today, Connect Assistant…
The National Craft Apprenticeship Survey is Now Live and can be completed by clicking on link below, Make sure to have your say and complete the Survey so that your voice is heard. The data that is collected will be used to develop a report which will set the agenda for the first National Apprenticeship…
Date Tomorrow 30th May 2024 Time: 11.30 am – 12.30 pm Venue: The Connect Trade Union Offices, 6 Gardiner Row, Dublin 1 (just off Parnell Square near the Garden of Remembrance) Craft apprenticeships are vital to the future of housebuilding and economic growth in Ireland. However, apprentices are being forced to work for below the…
Connect Trade Union have Post of Designated Official Regions 5 & 6 and Post of General Trustee NOMINATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL THROUGH YOUR BRANCHES. For more information please click the link below. https://connectunion.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Election-process-to-posts-of-Designated-Official-regions-5-6-and-Post-of-Trustee.pdf Paddy Kavanagh General Secretary
Nominations are invited from members for Scholarships to Gaeltacht Colleges. Members should print and fill in the application form and return it to your branch for endorsement. The Executive Council have agreed to make 30 half-scholarships available. Members are asked to note that the amount reimbursable in respect of a Scholarship is half the cost…
New Rates of Pay have been sent down for the Construction Industry as per SI 207/2023 – details of same are below The following basic hourly rates of pay will apply in the sector from 18th September 2023 to 4th August 2024. Craftsperson €21.49 per hour Category A Worker €20.86 per hour Category B…
New Pay Increases Have Been Agreed for the Mechanical Contracting Industry Rates have been agreed and are as follows: New Rates from 18th September 2023 New Rates from 5th August 2024 Increase of 3.5% Increase of 1.9% Plumber/Pipefitter (5 Years’ Service) €27.25 €27.77 Plumber/Pipefitter (4 Years’ Service) €27.08 €27.60 Plumber/Pipefitter (3 Years’ Service) €26.92…