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Friday, 27 November 2009 |
Actors are invited to meet the Actors' Council to ask any questions, air any grievances or share ideas members may have about the Union. This is an opportunity to attempt to solve any niggling practical problems for members and to keep Equity in touch with its actors. The
"clinic" will take place in Liberty Hall, Tue 2nd February at 2.00pm. We look forward to meeting you there.
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
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Equity members are invited to meet the Actors Council to ask any questions, air any grievances or share ideas that members may have about the Union. This is an opportunity to attempt to solve any niggling practical problems for members and to keep Equity in touch with its actors.
The next "Clinic" will take place in Liberty Hall room 205, Nov 17th 1.30-2.15. Feel free to drop in. Please note that the Clinic must end at 2.15 to facilitate the monthly actors council meeting.
If you cannot attend but would like to contact the Actors' Council about a particular issue, please email us at
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Get Up, Stand Up Campaign |
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Friday, 30 October 2009 |
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Please see the attached PDF document for information on the Get Up, Stand Up Campaig.
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 |
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Equity members are invited to meet the Actors Council to ask any questions, air any grievances or share ideas members may have about the Union. This is an opportunity to attempt to solve any niggling practical problems for members and to keep Equity in touch with its actors. The "clinic" will take place in Liberty Hall, Room 204, Tue 27th October from 1.30 - 2.15pm. We look forward to meeting you there.
The Actors Council
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 |
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Please be advised that the rates for actors that Equity negotiates with Production Companies is the minimum rate i.e. the amount that an actor must not be paid any less than. These are not set rates that you must accept. If you feel that your standing and/or experience in the industry warrants a higher fee, it is up to you or your agent to negotiate this.
Kind Regards,
Equity Executive
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
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Major Campaign of industrial action planned by SIPTU
The following decision to initiate a campaign of industrial action was agreed by the National Executive of SIPTU, the country’s largest union, yesterday.
See full text below. STATEMENT BY SIPTU NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Over the last two days, the National Executive Council has undertaken a detailed review of the economic and industrial situation. It is now clear beyond all doubt that the Government has decided that working people and those who depend most on public services will exclusively shoulder the burden of the mismanagement of the economy exclusively. Meanwhile, those at the top of society, including people who made fortunes selling property to developers during the boom, are to be insulated from the obligation to make a contribution commensurate with their capacity to do so.
The NAMA Project is designed to shift the risk of recklessly-accumulated toxic assets from the bank shareholders and bondholders to the taxpayer. Meanwhile, the green light for aggressively cutting pay and conditions of employment across the economy has clearly been signalled. The time to declare that ‘Enough Is Enough’ is long past. Earlier this year, our members voted in favour of industrial action and strike action to persuade the Government and the employers to comply with existing agreements, or otherwise negotiate acceptable alternatives. It is now obvious, as far the Government is concerned at least, that it has no interest in doing either. Therefore, despite all our efforts, the gigantic confrontation which we have endeavoured so hard to avoid, seems inevitable. We suspended our campaign of action last March in order to facilitate negotiations.
The outcome on June 23rd, fell far short of what could be considered fair or balanced. There have been no Social Partnership talks since June 24th and efforts to reconvene them have proved fruitless. Discussions are taking place on the Public Service side. However, statements made by members of the Government indicate that they are contemplating securing all of the €4bn adjustment due this year in the form of public spending cuts which would entail further pay cuts as well. This means that those at the top of society would contribute nothing additional next year at all. There is no prospect of reaching agreement on this basis. Last Wednesday’s decision of the Executive of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to re-launch the campaign is long overdue.
A special meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday next, September 30th, to finalise plans. While the campaign will obviously entail multifaceted activities, it is now clear there is no prospect of success unless we are prepared to engage in industrial action and strike action. Accordingly, all branches are directed to convene meetings of their section committees and shop stewards to prepare for action in their locations to resist pay and job cuts and dismantlement of other conditions of employment. This should be focussed on maximising the effect on the authorities, while minimising inconvenience to the public and the suffering of our own members.
Particular emphasis must be placed on communicating with the general membership, consulting with them as to the course of action to be embarked upon, the reason for it and the objective to be achieved, ie a fair and balanced agreement which respects employment and agreed pay and conditions. A further communication outlining plans will issue before the end of next week. September 25th, 2009
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