Begg says no scope for renegotiationThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said that the union officials who negotiated the Croke…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Nurses' union calls for rejection of proposalTHE IRISH Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said that it was not prepared to recommend acceptance of the deal on public…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Public pay deal still in jeopardyThe proposed new public service pay and reform deal has received a boost following the decision of the national executive council…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Public service pay deal still in jeopardy despite Siptu backingTHE PROPOSED new public service pay and reform deal has received a boost following the decision of the national executive council…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Siptu executive backs pay dealThe national executive of Siptu, the country’s largest union, is to recommend acceptance of the public service pay and reform…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
CPSU set to reject Croke Park dealThe general secretary of the Civil Public and Services Unions (CPSU) has forecast that the executive of his union will recommend…Sun Apr 11 2010 - 01:00
Unite representatives urge rejection of deal over failure to reverse pay cutsUNION BALLOTS: THE TRADE union Unite is to recommend that its members in the public service reject the proposed new pay and …Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Impact executive rejects public sector deal with GovernmentIN A major setback for the proposed new agreement on public sector pay and reform, the executive of the country’s largest public…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Cowen says pay deal 'best available'Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said the country's unions should see the public service pay deal negotiated in Croke Park last week…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Hospital plan faces further delaysTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has told the Department of Health that if the controversial new regional hospital proposed…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Industrial relations 'war' if agreement not acceptedONE OF the State’s leading public service trade union leaders has said that the alternative to the proposed public service pay…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
'Unscrupulous' homes use hospitals 'to free up beds'CONCERN ABOUT allegations that some “unscrupulous” nursing homes send elderly people into acute hospitals to free up beds and…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Passport backlog to be clearedA backlog of more than 50,000 unprocessed passports is expected to be cleared after the Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
CPSU to lift four-week overtime banThe Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) has said it is to lift the four-week overtime ban which it put in place as part of…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Public sector deal long on aspirationANALYSIS: The big question now is will trade union leaders be able to sell this reform agreement to a sceptical membership?Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Government promises no pay cuts until 2014PUBLIC SECTOR CHANGES: TRADE UNION leaders and Government officials have reached an agreement on public sector pay and widespread…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Public sector pay deal reachedTrade union leaders and Government officials have reached an agreement on public sector pay and widespread reform of the public…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Main points of the public sector dealMain points of the deal agreed by Government and trade union leadersTue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Blood scandals cost State €1bn to dateTHE STATE’S bill for compensating people affected by hepatitis C and HIV as a result of the blood contamination controversies…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Passport Office staff may engage in full strike if pay deal is not reachedINDUSTRIAL ACTION: STAFF AT the Passport Office in Dublin could engage in full strike action from as early as next week if talks…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Keane withdraws application for HSE chief executive positionTHE FORMER head of the State’s national cancer control programme Prof Tom Keane, who has been widely tipped to become the new…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
CPSU threatens industrial actionLower-paid civil servants have voted to escalate their industrial action across the civil service if talks at national level …Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Disagreements emerge in health reform talksMAJOR DISAGREEMENTS have emerged between trade unions and management in the talks on health service reform.Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Big obstacles ahead in agreeing transformation of public servicesThe Government faces tough decisions on how far it can go in trying to secure public service reform in return for a commitment…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Ibec says U-turn on pay cuts is 'inconceivable'THE EMPLOYERS' group Ibec has said that any reversal by the Government of the pay cuts for public service staff introduced in…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
Separate talks on cabin crew at LRCMANAGEMENT AT Aer Lingus and the union Impact are to meet separately today with the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to discuss…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus talks resume at LRCManagement at Aer Lingus and the union Impact met separately today with the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to discuss the …Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Hospitals say outsourcing on agendaTHE DUBLIN Academic Teaching Hospitals have said the the option of outsourcing part of their services has to be on the agenda…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Siptu says 48-hour hospital strike to go ahead despite talksPAY TALKS with public sector trade unions are due to resume today, amid uncertainty about the planned 48-hour hospital strike…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Unions and Coalition in new public pay talksPUBLIC SERVICE unions and Government representatives are to hold talks today in the first potential breakthrough in the six-week…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cabin crew to lose jobsAll 1,200 Aer Lingus cabin crew in the Republic of Ireland are to be sent notices of termination of their employment next month…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus outlines redundancy dealAll 1,200 Aer Lingus cabin crew in the Republic of Ireland are to be sent notices of termination by the company later this month…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
New HSE chief to be paid 40% lessThe Government has ruled out any bonus payment for the new chief executive of the HSETue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet considers unions' plans for strikesTHE CABINET is to consider today plans by trade unions for a series of strikes across the public service in protest at pay cuts…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Industrial action at the HSE 'has to stop'THE HSE has said industrial action by staff is affecting patient safety, raising serious risk-management issues and “has to stop…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cabin crew reject dealAer Lingus cabin crew have voted to reject a package of controversial cost-cutting measures at the company.Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Government served notice of strike action in civil serviceStrikes of limited or indefinite duration could take place in parts of the civil service from Monday week following a dramatic…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Dispute to close welfare officesSocial welfare offices are to be closed from 1pm today – one of the busiest days in the week for people signing on – as the industrial…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Fall in private health cover continuesTHE NUMBER of people covered by private health insurance is continuing to fall, new figures show.Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Dispute to close welfare offices this afternoonSOCIAL WELFARE offices are to be closed from 1pm today – one of the busiest days in the week for people signing on – as the industrial…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Talks on Green Isle dispute resumeTalks aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute at Green Isle Foods in Naas, Co Kildare, resumed last night.Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
250,000 jobs to be created over next five years, say Fás and ESRIUP TO 250,000 additional jobs will be created between now and 2015 as part of an overall economic recovery, an employment report…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Report sees 250,000 jobs by 2015Up to 250,000 additional jobs will be created between now and 2015 as apart of an overall economic recovery, a new employment…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Green Isle talks resume as hunger striker enters 13th dayTALKS ARE expected to resume today in a bid to resolve the increasingly bitter dispute at Green Isle Foods in Naas, Co Kildare…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Union expects civil servants to back strikeTHE CIVIL Public and Services Union (CPSU) has said that it expects members to support proposals for strike action over public…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Staff not doing core jobs to be redeployed - HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has said staff who do not carry out their core jobs as part of a planned escalation of industrial…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Industrial action hits passport officesPassport offices in Dublin and Cork were closed this afternoon as part of the industrial action being carried out by lower-paid…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Men on hunger strike over job cutsA second worker at a Co Kildare food production company has gone on hunger strike as part of a lengthy dispute with management…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
O'Leary claims meeting 'waffle about options'RYANAIR HAS said its plan to establish a new aircraft maintenance operation at Dublin airport, creating 300 jobs, was always …Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Ryanair chief says 300 jobs lost as no agreement possibleRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O’Leary has said that 300 aircraft maintenance jobs which his company had proposed for Dublin…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
