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EU COMMITTEE REPORTS ON GOVT'S HANDLING OF EU DELL MONEY

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Alan Kelly

MEP Alan Kelly with Dell Workers at Oireachtas
MEP Alan Kelly with Dell Workers at Oireachtas

The report submitted by the select group of MEP's who visited Limerick to examine the handling of the Dell EGF funds have confirmed all the issues I have highlighting.

The Government’s handling of the EU retraining money for former Dell workers has now proven beyond doubt to be shambolic.

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Permanent link | Categories: Enterprise Trade & EmploymentAlan Kelly MEPDellEGFMEPDell Redundant WorkersLimerickTipperaryLabourFASEuropean Commission

GOVT PLANNING ON EU DELL FUND PROVEN TO BE SHAMBOLIC

Posted on June 08, 2010 by Alan Kelly

Dell Workers with Labour Party - 04/06/10(left to right) Gerry Henchy, Dell Workers Association, Jan O'Sullivan TD, Eamon Gilmore Labour Party Leader, Denis Ryan, Dell Workers Association and Alan Kelly MEP at An Interview with Eamon Gilmore - event in Thomond Park, Limerick on Thursday 3rd June 2010
Dell Workers with Labour Party
04/06/10 (left to right) Gerry Henchy, Dell Workers Association, Jan O'Sullivan TD, Eamon Gilmore Labour Party Leader, Denis Ryan, Dell Workers Association and Alan Kelly MEP at An Interview with Eamon Gilmore - event in Thomond Park, Limerick on Thursday 3rd June 2010

 

Following a series of meetings in Limerick on Friday June 4th, I am calling on the European Parliament's employment committee to appoint someone to liaise with the government over the handling of the EGF fund.

 

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GOVERNMENT MUST NOT REPEAT DELL MISTAKES WITH WATERFORD CRYSTAL

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Alan Kelly

Waterford_Logo
Waterford_Logo

 

The European Parliament votes tomorrow on the allocation of funds for Waterford Crystal workers and I am calling on the Government to publish a detailed plan on how they will use the funding.

 

It is no secret that serious mistakes have been made by the government in dealing with the European Globalisation Funding for the former Dell Workers.

 

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Permanent link | Categories: EducationEnterprise Trade & EmploymentAlan Kelly MEPLabour PartyWaterford CrystalDell WorkersEGFEuropean Globalisation Fundmistakeseducationregionsouth east

A Big Week for Former Dell/Mid West Workers as EGF Starts Rolling

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Alan Kelly

With Dell Committee at EGF Meeting
With Dell Committee at EGF Meeting

This is a huge week for the former workers in Dell, Banta, Flextronics, Irish Express Cargo and the other companies that were closed as a result of the Dell pullout of Limerick in January 2009. On Wednesday morning I met with the EU Commissioner for Employment, Mr. Andor and got assurances regarding the flexibility of the EGF scheme that can be used for job placement, training and starting your own business. These are the three key pillars under which workers can used their share of the €2.8 million that was allocated to them.

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Meeting Commissioner Andor

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Alan Kelly

With Commissioner Laszlo Andor
With Commissioner Laszlo Andor

On Wednesday I met with Commissioner for Employment Affairs, Laszlo Andor. He is the Hungarian Commissioner and an exceptionally approacable and likeable person. My request for the meeting was principally to get an update on the Dell EGF fund and he told me that the fund was very flexible as regards its administration and also that it would be released this week to the Irish Government. I also got an assurance that the Waterford Crystal fund would be passed by the Commission soon and before the Parliament by March or April, which I broadly welcomed. WE also spoke about the SR Technics application and a number of other issues which I am persuing with the Commissioner on behalf Ireland and my constituents.

 

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Time to Investigate M7 Workers Employment Conditions

Posted on February 03, 2010 by Alan Kelly

Supporting the M7 Workers Fight for Fair Play
Supporting the M7 Workers Fight for Fair Play

I am calling for a full investigation into the working conditions of workers on the new M7.  This arises following receipt of a number of complaints from former skilled workers who were paid the hourly rate of a general operative in breach of The Wages Act 1991. This in particular relates to hundreds of workers who have been let go off the site in the last six months.

The complaints come from former employees of Coffey Construction and relate not only to rates of pay but to a number of issues which include payment of a flat rate for overtime hours worked and incomplete contracts of employment. These are in breach of Labour laws and practices.

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Elected President of the Dell Workers Association

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Alan Kelly

DellMeeting
DellMeeting

On Friday last I was elected Honorary President of the Dell Workers Committee following my involvement in securing €22.8m for the Dell Workers who lost their jobs as a result of the closure of Limerick based company early this year. I've also helped the Workers in a number of actions in the Labour Court to generate better redundancy payments. I stand fully beside the workers in all their aims and thats why I have attended every public meeting they've had and put my office at their disposal.

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Dell Funds Passed by European Parliament

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Alan Kelly

MEP Alan Kelly with Dennis Ryan and Gerry Henchy of the Dell Workers Committe In Strasbourg 2
MEP Alan Kelly with Dennis Ryan and Gerry Henchy of the Dell Workers Committe In Strasbourg 2

This was a very important week in Strasbourg where the European Parliament voted through the European Globalisation Funds for the Dell Workers who lost their jobs early in the year. It also affects related workers from other companies that supplied Dell, such as Banta and Flextronics. I was personally glad that all the lobbying and hard work paid off.

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Fighting For EU Support for Dell Workers

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Alan Kelly

With Dell Workers
With Dell Workers

For eight months now I have been working with the DELL Workers Group on trying to secure them a better deal following the withdrawal of the DELL company from much of its plant in Limerick. This has had a huge impact on the economic well being of the Mid West as a result of the thousands of job losses amongst families in Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, Kerry and Cork.

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