19th October 2009
IMPACT is urging its members to support the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ (ICTU) national day of action on the afternoon of Friday 6th November.
The day of action will feature demonstrations in eight towns and cities as part of ICTU’s campaign of opposition to Government inaction on the jobs crisis, threats to public services and threats to incomes.
It is important to be clear that the ICTU day of action on 6th November is not a strike and that IMPACT is not asking members to take strike action on that day. But the union is urging all available members to participate in the protests if they are not rostered for work that afternoon, can take leave, or be facilitated by their employer. Branches are requested to engage with employers in order to facilitate requests.
The demonstrations take place on the afternoon of Friday 6th November at the following locations:
| Cork | Connolly Hall |
| Dublin | Parnell Square |
| Dundalk | The Fairgreen |
| Galway | The Cathedral |
| Limerick | Mechanics Institute |
| Sligo | The Blue Lagoon |
| Tullamore | County Hall |
| Waterford | The Gle |
The ICTU campaign theme is 'There is Still a Better, Fairer Way.' While the national day of action takes place on 6th November, the campaign will continue in the run-up to Budget 2010 and beyond. ICTU has said it will not cancel the protest if the Government merely invites unions to further talks.
The ICTU day of action is a separate initiative to the IMPACT ballot, which concludes today. The result of the IMPACT ballot will be announced on Wednesday 21st October and the union’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) meets on Thursday to decide the timing and nature of any industrial action, which will be specifically about the massive threat to public service jobs, pay and pensions.
IMPACT announced its ballot last month and, since then, most other public service unions have also decided to hold industrial action ballots over the threats to public service pay, pensions and security of tenure. IMPACT will be liaising with them over the nature and timing of industrial action before the CEC makes its decisions this week.
Further details of the ICTU campaign are available from Get Up Stand Up.
