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Industrial Relations (Collective Action) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Paul Gavan · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 2 May 2018
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends the 1990 Industrial Relations Act to allow collective action without exhausting all agreed dispute procedures first.
- Removes the legal requirement that workers must complete every step in company procedures before striking or taking industrial action.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no record of passage into law. Practical effect unclear as not enacted.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad2 May 2018
Debates
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