Press Archive
No clarity on level of Christmas Bonus from Minister
Tue Sep 25, 2018 - 04:29 pm
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Ged Nash has called on Minister Regina Doherty to clarify immediately the level of Christmas Bonus that will be paid to those in receipt of social welfare paym...Ryanair protective notice designed to intimidate striking pilots
Wed Jul 25, 2018 - 01:59 pm
Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Ged Nash said the actions by Ryanair to issue protective notice to crews in Dublin is clearly aimed at striking pilots, and called on the company to engage in go...Minimum wage must be transformed to a real living wage
Wed Jul 18, 2018 - 11:51 am
Labour spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash, has said that that the National Minimum Wage must be transformed to a real Living Wage of €11.90 per hour.Senator...Housing is largest factor behind Living Wage hike
Wed Jul 4, 2018 - 11:51 am
Low Pay Commission’s should be given remit by government to reach a real Living WageLabour spokesperson on Employment, Senator Ged Nash is calling on the government to act on the recommendation of t...Nash slams IAC over treatment of archaeologists
Tue Jul 3, 2018 - 04:52 pm
Labour’s Employment Spokesperson Senator Ged Nash has slammed the Irish Archaeological Consultancy over its treatment of skilled archaeologists who are set to take strike action at the Macroom by-pa...Ball in Lloyd's Pharmacy's court if further strike action is to be avoided
Fri Jun 29, 2018 - 02:46 pm
Speaking on the third day of industrial action at the multi-billion euro Lloyd’s Pharmacy chain, Labour’s Workers’ Rights spokesperson Senator Ged Nash said:“The Labour Party fully supports th...Hynes is the real deal for working people in Carlow - Kilkenny
Wed Jun 27, 2018 - 07:19 pm
Labour Party Employment Spokesperson Ged Nash has described Denis Hynes who is the new Labour Party candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny as ‘the real deal for working people’ in the constituency.Senator ...More proactive approach on false self-employment needed after RTÉ revelations
Fri Jun 22, 2018 - 02:56 pm
Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Senator Ged Nash has said the revelations that 157 workers at RTÉ were misclassified as self-employed shows the need for the Government to more pro-actively tac...Engagement with unions needed to solve Lloyd's dispute - Nash
Thu Jun 21, 2018 - 03:45 pm
Ahead of tomorrow’s planned industrial action by Lloyd’s Pharmacy staff, Labour Party spokesperson on Employment and Social Affairs, Ged Nash, has urged the company to accept the recent Labour Cou...Nash secures Government backing for apology to men convicted under 'draconian laws'
Thu Jun 14, 2018 - 11:00 am
A Labour Party motion apologising to men who were convicted of engaging in consensual same-sex sexual acts prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in June 1993 has received government backing....Nash welcomes pay hike for almost 20,000 security workers
Thu May 31, 2018 - 11:09 am
Labour spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the 30 cent an hour pay hike for close to 20,000 security workers across the country which will come in...Nash welcomes massive Pharma investment in Louth
Mon Apr 30, 2018 - 12:39 pm
Labour spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the announcment of the first major Chinese biopharma investment in Ireland by WuXi Biologics that will ...Nash announces up to 100 new jobs for Drogheda
Wed Apr 25, 2018 - 12:21 pm
Senator Ged Nash has announced the creation of up to 100 new jobs at the PCI Pharma Services facility in the Donore Industrial Estate, Drogheda.The new high containment packaging facility in the town ...Repealing the 8th Amendment is a workers’ rights issue
Thu Apr 19, 2018 - 03:36 pm
Labour Party spokesperson on Employment and Workers’ Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions highlighting how important repealing the eighth amendment is for workin...ESRI report confirms minimum wage hikes do not cost jobs
Wed Apr 18, 2018 - 01:47 pm
Labour Party Employment and Social Affairs spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the publication of ESRI research commissioned by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) which confirms that the 50 cent an...