Nurses propose package to avoid pay cutsNurses have proposed that unions should explore the freezing of pay increments for all public service staff earning more than…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Croke Park failure would see legislation on pay cutsANALYSIS: The larger-than-anticipated turnout of frontline public service staff at the rally against further cuts in earnings…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Frontline staff claims are 'wrong', says ImpactThe country’s largest public service union, Impact, has said arguments by frontline public servants that they are being singled…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Frontline workers express anger at cutsThe National Basketball Arena in Tallaght saw a virtually unprecedented outburst of anger from thousands of frontline public …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Staff and pay cuts could net 35% of savings targetTalks: An acceleration in the planned cuts to staffing levels in the public service, facilitated by the provision of additional…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Frontline staff 'not being singled out'The country’s largest public service union, Impact, has said that arguments by frontline public servants that they are being …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Coalition to stand firm over cuts to premium pay for staffThe Government is holding firm in its plans to cut premium payments for frontline staff in the public service, despite a major…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
HSE says staff clothes pose no infection riskThe HSE has said that while the public believes uniforms or work clothes worn by health service personnel pose a risk of spreading…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí may picket Government meetingsRank-and-file gardaí are to “restrict the flow of goodwill” by refusing to use their own personal cars, phones or laptops for…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Protesters resolute in opposition to new pay cutsThe National Basketball Arena in Tallaght saw a virtually unprecedented outburst of anger from thousands of frontline public …Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Talks to look at more hours but less overtimeThe Government is expected to propose increasing the number of hours worked by staff in the Civil Service at talks today on an…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí may picket official meetingsRank-and-file gardaí are to “restrict the flow of goodwill” by refusing to use their own personal cars, phones or laptops for…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Unions to decide on Croke Park tacticsANALYSIS: Within the next few days all organisations representing public service staff should have received details of the Government…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí urged to enter pay talksMinister for Justice and Defence Alan Shatter has urged Garda representative bodies to take part in the current talks on the …Sun Feb 17 2013 - 00:00
Doctors call for emergency meeting of trade unionDoctors involved in a campaign to “save” their trade union, the Irish Medical Organisation, following the controversy over the…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Public service Sunday pay to be targetedThe Government is seeking to significantly scale back premium payments for public service staff in a bid to save about €170 million…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Croke Park deal talks to continuePublic service management will tomorrow carry out further modelling work on proposals to reduce premium payments in the health…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Bus union urges Labour Court rejectionOne of the main unions at Bus Éireann is urging its members to reject Labour Court proposals on a recovery programme for the …Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Government seeks to cut public sector premium payThe Government is seeking to reduce premium payments for staff across the public service who work on a Sunday from double time…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Doctors seek meeting to 'save' IMODoctors involved in a campaign to “save” their trade union, the Irish Medical Organisation, following the controversy over the…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Government to specify plans to cut nurses' payThe Government is expected today to set out specific proposals to cut premium payments to nurses and other healthcare workers…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Aer Lingus halts rises in pension rowAer Lingus has told staff that it will halt all pay increases, including the payment of increments, until the dispute at the …Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Talks ready to turn to specificsBackground: By tomorrow the talks on a proposed extension to the Croke Park deal will have been under way for one month.Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Premium payments being targetedThe Government is expected to insist that premium payments made to gardaí, nurses and other frontline public service staff must…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Just 92 apply for 1,000 lower-paid jobs in nursing and midwiferyThe HSE has confirmed that it received only 92 applications for the 1,000 lower-paid posts on offer under its controversial new…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Pay cut plans unrealistic, say unionsGovernment proposals for an extension to the Croke Park agreement would see a cut of around 10Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
TUI may pull out of Croke Park talksThe Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has signalled that it may pull out of the current talks on an extension to the Croke Park…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Bank debt protests to continue, says IctuThe campaign against repaying Ireland’s bank debt would continue despite last week’s promissory note deal, the general secretary…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Thousands attend austerity protestsTens of thousands of people attended austerity marches across the country yesterday despite the Government's hard-won bank debt…Sun Feb 10 2013 - 00:00
Thousands attend austerity protests despite debt dealTens of thousands of people attended austerity marches across the country today despite the Government's hard-won bank debt deal…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Staff at Bus Éireann face cuts under planLABOUR COURT : Staff at Bus Éireann are facing cuts in overtime, shift payments and sick leave arrangements under the terms …Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Labour Court rules in bus disputeThe Labour Court has recommended significant reductions in overtime, shift payments and sick leave arrangements for staff at …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Howlin says upgrade for Wexford hospitalin train since 2008Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has denied he was "feathering his constituency nest" in authorising…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
'Fair deal' needed to save State €1bnAny deal to generate savings of €1 billion on the State's pay and pensions bill will have to encompass all public servants, the…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Nurses' union may exit Croke Park extension talksThe country’s largest nursing union has said it will withdraw from talks on an extension to the Croke Park agreement unless the…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Frontline staff opposed to cutsTrade unions and organisations representing more than 60,000 frontline staff in the public service have warned that they will…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
INMO will not accept cuts to payThe main union representing nurses has said it will withdraw from talks on an extension to the Croke Park agreement unless the…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Government proposals face growing oppositionThe Government is facing growing opposition to its proposals to save €1 billion on the public service pay and pensions bill as…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
INMO 'will protect' income of membersThe union representing around 40,000 nurses has said it is determined to take “every step necessary” to protect the income of…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Unions say Croke Park talks must not hit payUnions representing gardaí, nurses and prison officers – the 24/7 alliance – met yesterday to consider the talks which have taken…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Garda bodies reject payroll cutsPublic service trade unions met this afternoon to take stock of current talks with Government representatives aimed at securing…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Low take-up of new nursing jobsMinister for Health Dr James Reilly said he was looking forward to re-opening discussions with the Irish Nurses and Midwives …Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Ibec against any move on union recognitionEmployers’ group Ibec has said it will totally oppose any move to introduce mandatory trade union recognition or collective bargaining…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
VHI wants to negotiate hospital contractsThe country’s largest health insurer, the State-owned VHI, is seeking Government approval to allow it to negotiate contracts …Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Unions optimistic debt burden rallies will attract up to 100,000Trade unions are hoping up to 100,000 people will take part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday week in support …Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
VHI premiums set to rise by 6%The country’s largest health insurer, the State-owned VHI, has announced further price increases of an average of 6 per cent …Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
VHI to announce 6% rise in premiumsThe country’s largest health insurer, the State-owned VHI, is today expected to announce further price increases of an average…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Unions to discuss likely cuts in premium paymentsUnions and representative bodies for public service staff who work on an around-the-clock basis are to meet on Friday as concern…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Ictu to stage protest over bank debtTrade unions are hoping that up to 100,000 people will take part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday week in support…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Reilly decisions spark call for inquiryThe Opposition is to seek an investigation into revelations that Minister for Health James Reilly told the Health Service Executive…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
