€1bn to be taken off public payThe Government is to introduce tiered pay cuts of between five and eight per cent for most staff in the public service as part…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
CPSU says it opposed plan for unpaid leaveONE OF the main unions in the Civil Service, the CPSU, has told members it opposed the plan to give 12 days unpaid leave to staff…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Talks break down after unpaid leave deal rejectedThe Government has rejected proposals put forward by unions for public sector workers to take 12-days unpaid leave as an alternative…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Ictu proposes new tax on wealthTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has proposed measures which it has said could raise up to €2Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Congress calls for new tax on wealthThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has proposed measures which said there was real scope for raising up to €2Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Deal 'lacks credibility', say employersThe proposed compromise between Government and unions on cutting €1Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots seek 4% stake in companyPILOTS AT Aer Lingus have sought a 4 per cent stake in the company in return for agreeing to generate savings of up to €30 million…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Public sector pay talks resumeTrade union leaders and Government officials have resumed talks on proposals for reducing the public sector pay bill next year…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Talks resume on public pay billTalks between Government officials and trade unions on plans to reduce the public sector pay bill by €1Sun Nov 29 2009 - 00:00
Union chiefs expect up to 250,000 workers to strike todayUNION LEADERS expect up to 250,000 civil and public servants will take part in the national public service strike today.Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
250,000 public workers to strikeUnion leaders expect up to 250,000 civil and public servants to take part in the planned national public service strike tomorrow…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Significant disruption of public services expectedTHE PUBLIC service strike tomorrow will significantly disrupt services across a range of areas including health, education, local…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Consultants urged to minimise disruptionThe Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has urged its members to carry out their normal duties as far as possible during…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Over 16,000 patients face delay over strikeMORE THAN 16,000 people face having their hospital appointments or procedures deferred next week as a result of the planned national…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Public sector strike to limit operation of OireachtasTHE SEANAD will not sit next Tuesday and the operation of the Dáil will be curtailed as a result of the national strike by civil…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus warns of compulsory job cutsAER LINGUS has warned that it may have to introduce additional job losses – some possibly on a compulsory basis – if there is…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
HSE to defer all non-emergency procedures on day of strikeTHE HSE is to defer all non-emergency procedures and re-schedule out-patients appointment planned to take place next Tuesday …Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
New report on consultants' patient ratioAS FEW as 20 per cent of consultants in some hospitals have been adhering strictly to the limits set on private practice levels…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Leinster House staff planning to join strikeUSHERS, TRANSCRIPTION staff and secretaries at Leinster House are set to take part in the planned national public service strike…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
TEEU staff vote for strike actionSome 5,000 craftworkers in local authorities and the health service are the latest group in the public service to back the one…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Unions considering plans for second day of strike actionTrade unions have begun working on plans for a second national strike in the public service to take place before the budget next…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
McLoone warns of more strikesThe chief union negotiator in talks with the Government on its plans to cut the public sector pay bill has warned of possible…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Ictu sees no prospect of averting one-day stoppageThe chairman of the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said there appears to be “no prospect…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus failure to pay pilot's increment unlawfulA RIGHTS commissioner has found that a decision by Aer Lingus not to pay an increment of over €900 due to a pilot last April …Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Details on public service reform due next weekUNIONS EXPECT that the Government will provide more details next week on its plans for a reconfiguration of public services over…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Government sets out alternative options to public sector pay cutsTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled its willingness to explore a three- to five-year restructuring of the public service involving reducing…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Government, unions continue talksA trade union leader has said that the deal on reducing the public sector pay bill could be reached if the government was prepared…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Cuts over a few years may be consideredTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is understood to have indicated to trade unions that the Government would consider proposals to reduce…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Public sector strike agreedPublic sector unions have agreed in principle to a nationwide 24-hour strike on Tuesday, November 24th.Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
LRC urges public sector reformThe chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission has said the main challenges facing the public service are to eliminate…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach warns of welfare cutsTaoiseach Brian Cowen and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin have indicated there will be significant reductions…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Government aims to cut €1.3bn from public sector wage billTHE GOVERNMENT has told trade union leaders that it wants to secure savings of €1Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Impact votes for strike action over pay cutsMembers of the country’s largest public sector union, Impact have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes if the Government…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Ibec calls for State action to support employmentTHE EMPLOYERS’ group Ibec has said it is very concerned at the lack of action on the part of the Government to preserve and create…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Ibec issues jobs crisis warningThe employers’ group Ibec has said it is very concerned at the lack of action on the part of the Government to preserve and …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Coke strike 'a danger to 1,100 jobs'The drinks distribution and bottling company Coca-Cola HBC has warned that the current dispute with the trade union Siptu over…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Huge rise in number of 'delayed discharge' patientsTHE NUMBER of patients who no longer require an acute hospital care and who are occupying a bed inappropriately due to a lack…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Car expenses completely off the scale, says GormleyTHE COSTS OF foreign travel and accommodation for ministers, including car transfers from one terminal in Heathrow to another…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Warning of collapse in servicesSPENDING CUTS: PUBLIC SERVICES will collapse if the Government goes ahead with plans to reduce exchequer spending by €4 billion…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Strikes to focus on pushing through pay deal - O'ConnorSIPTU CONFERENCE: SIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O’Connor has said industrial action and strikes forecast for the weeks ahead will not…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Frontline workers to resist all pay cutsPUBLIC SECTOR: THE NEW frontline alliance representing public sector staff who provide round-the-clock services has said the…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
INO to ballot members on industrial actionTHE IRISH Nurses Organisation (INO) is to ballot members on industrial action to protest against possible further cuts in pay…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Union warns of action ahead of budgetTHE COUNTRY’S largest trade union has said that there will definitely be some industrial and strike action in advance of the …Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
INO to ballot nurses for strike actionThe Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) representing more than 40,000 nurses, is to ballot members on industrial action to protest…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Greens and FF continue 'cordial' talksGREEN PARTY representatives held six hours of talks with Fianna Fáil Ministers yesterday as part of the process aimed at negotiating…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Ictu anxious day of protest will also involve private sectorANALYSIS: THE ANNOUNCEMENT by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) of a national day of demonstration in early November…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Siptu seeks 3.5% pay increase for health staffA CLAIM for a 3.5 per cent pay increase for about 34,000 staff in the health service has been lodged by their trade union, Siptu…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Ictu to stage day of protestThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) is to stage a national day of demonstration in November in a bid to try to influence…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
HSE to take radical steps to tackle bed 'gridlock'THE HEALTH SERVICE Executive (HSE) is considering radical options for tackling the problem of delayed discharges such as effectively…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Libertas criticised as 'anti-worker'The pro-Lisbon Charter Group has strongly criticised Libertas for being anti-worker.Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
