David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is a problem. I have met them and some are women. They told me that they find it difficult to raise issues regarding their contracts for various reasons. There is an unhealthy relationship between the employer and employees in terms of power and they find it difficult to raise issues, which is why some joined a trade union. If they are saying this is an issue, then RTE is not a good place for people, yet they are being paid by an organisation that receives substantial funding from the taxpayer.