Paul Murphy: Urges 3% Pay Rise for Community Sector Workers
Paul Murphy urged the Taoiseach to meet unions representing tens of thousands of voluntary and community sector workers who have lodged a 3% pay claim. He argued these workers provide essential services and deserve the pay rise, citing precarious employment, lack of pension cover and sick pay, and pay cuts since 2008.
Key demand
Paul Murphy outlined the unions' 3% pay claim and asked whether the government will agree to the claim and meet with the unions to discuss it.
Services affected
He listed the services delivered by these workers, including care for older people, support for people with disabilities, services for people with addiction, homeless clubs and homeless services, and homework clubs.
Employment conditions
Murphy highlighted the precarious employment many face - no pension cover, no sick pay, and pay cuts dating back to 2008 - arguing the sector has long been underfunded by the state.
Government response and process
The Taoiseach replied that the matter had been answered previously and noted that the minister is meeting with the unions. He pointed to an established industrial relations process involving these groups that has been underway since 2018 and has resolved issues for some larger organisations.
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Thanks, Count Corle. The unions who represent tens of thousands of workers in the voluntary and community sector have announced that they will be lodging a pay claim for 3% rise. These are workers who provide essential services within our communities, care for older people, people with disabilities, people with addiction, homeless clubs, homeless services, homework clubs, I could go on and on, but they do it on the cheap from the point of view of the state, many of them precariously employed, no pension cover, no sick pay, suffering from pay cuts since 2008. The very least that they deserve is a 3% pay rise. Will the Taoiseach agree to meet with their unions and will the government agree to their claim? Deputy Deputy Murphy, I answered that yesterday. I think Minister Rabbit is meeting with the unions, but there is an established industrial relations process involving those groups, which has been underway since 2018. It has resulted in some resolution of some of the larger organisations. Deputy Deputy Murphy, I raised those groups, who have had a national accountability and nghĩations of construction agency. Deputy
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