{"id":3910,"date":"2018-11-08T13:45:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2018-11-10T10:47:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T15:47:12","slug":"siptu-calls-for-fund-to-help-workers-impacted-by-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3910","title":{"rendered":"SIPTU Calls for Fund to Help Workers Impacted By Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ICTU General Secretary Patricia King<\/figcaption><\/figure>There are calls for a new fund to help workers impacted by Brexit.<\/p>\n

SIPTU want trade unions to work together to be Brexit ready to protect members’ jobs, wages and terms and conditions.<\/p>\n

They are seeking a Brexit Adjustment Assistance Fund to support people most at risk from the impact of the UK leaving the EU.<\/p>\n

The fund would be modeled on a similar set up to the European Globalization Adjustment Fund, which helped almost 11,000 workers in Ireland between 2007 and 2016 at a total cost of \u20ac75m.<\/p>\n

ICTU General Secretary, Patricia King, told the SIPTU Manufacturing Division Biennial Delegate Conference in Castlebar: \u201cThis new instrument should be developed and implemented with the consultation and participation of trade unions as is the norm in other European countries with a good record in anticipating and managing restructuring and labor market changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organizer, Teresa Hannick, endorsed the call, saying: \u201cThe only certain thing about Brexit is that employers will be looking to take advantage of any crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs trade unionists, we must work together to be Brexit ready to protect our members\u2019 jobs, wages and terms and conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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