Ictu calls on Government to nationalise banksThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called on the Government to nationalise the main domestically-owned banks.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
CIF decision on pay deal criticised by unionsTRADE UNIONS are to press the Government to exclude building companies which do not meet increases under the national pay deal…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Construction industry rejects deal, seeks pay cutThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has rejected the national pay deal and has sought a 10 per cent pay cut across the…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
CIF to decide on pay dealTHE EXECUTIVE of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is to determine today whether to accept the proposed new national…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
HSE fails to bed down emergency admissionsALMOST 120 people each month have to wait more than a day in AE for admission to hospital - more than twice the maximum target…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
HSE to close 10% of acute beds, claim unionsABOUT TEN per cent of the country's acute hospital beds will be closed next year due to budget cuts, trade unions have claimed…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE plans to cut bed numbers in blueprintTHE HEALTH Service Executive is planning to cut bed numbers, restrict some wards to five-day rather than seven-day operation …Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Siptu and Aer Lingus agree cost-saving planTHE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus from next week has been withdrawn following an agreement on cost savings between…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
'Irish Times' to seek up to 60 voluntary redundanciesTHE IRISH Times is to seek to cut about 50 to 60 jobs as part of a new cost-containment programme announced yesterday.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu agree framework on cost-cutsIndustrial action that threatened to paralyse Aer Lingus operations from next Monday has been called off after the airline and…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
HSE wants to halve overtime in €350m savings planTHE HEALTH Service Executive has told trade unions that it wants to reduce overtime across all grades by 50 per cent next year…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu in talks on alternatives to outsourcingTALKS AIMED at averting a threatened dispute at Aer Lingus in the run-up to Christmas adjourned last night at the Labour Relations…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Ictu and employers accept pay dealThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) and the employers' body Ibec have accepted the proposed new national pay dealMon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Unions likely to accept proposed national pay dealTHE TRADE union movement is expected to accept the proposed new national pay deal at a special conference today.Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus talks to resume at LRC todayTALKS AIMED at averting a threatened dispute at Aer Lingus in the run-up to Christmas will resume today at the Labour Relations…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Mediator intervenes in dispute at Aer LingusTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body (NIB) has intervened in the dispute at Aer Lingus, which is threatening to cause serious disruption…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Education campaign to intensify, says TUITHE TEACHERS' Union of Ireland (TUI) last night said the campaign against the Government's education cutbacks, announced in the…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Call for law reforms to extend beyond GPsPHARMACISTS AND dentists are expected to press the Government to include them in proposed new reforms of the Competition Act …Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
University teachers vote to back pay dealUniversity teachers have voted in favour of accepting the proposed new national pay deal.Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Progressive Democrats: Party HistoryA look at the history of the Progressive Democrats partyMon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
HSE says level of services to be maintainedTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has told trade unions that the Government wants it to maintain the existing level of services…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Siptu warns of industrial action at Aer LingusTRADE UNION Siptu has said there will be industrial action at Aer Lingus in about a fortnight unless there is a third-party intervention…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus chief says job cuts plan must go aheadAER LINGUS'S plan to introduce nearly 1,500 job cuts through out-sourcing, voluntary redundancy or early retirement is unstoppable…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Recruitment curb and leave reform proposed at HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed introducing new restrictions on recruitment, reviewing contracts of temporary…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Mediation plan sought to avert strike at Aer LingusTHE TRADE union movement is strongly lobbying the Government to establish a new mediation process in the next few days aimed …Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Some drugs may be struck from medical card schemeMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has signalled that some types of drugs could be removed from the scope of the medical card scheme…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Siptu angry at cutbacks in nurse educationTHE NUMBER of undergraduate nurse training places is to be cut by 16Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
State bodies told to meet costs of any pay increasesTHE GOVERNMENT has told all departments and State bodies that they will have to meet the cost of implementing the proposed new…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Card fee for all over-70s to be put to CabinetTHE CABINET is expected to consider proposals next week for a new fee schedule for GPs to treat all patients over the age of …Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Unions warn on health pay risesUNION LEADERS have said there cannot be different rules for pay increases in the health sector under the proposed new national…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Agencies 'may not exist indefinitely'NO STATE agency will necessarily exist indefinitely in its current form, Minister of State at the Department of Finance Martin…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
HSE told to fund pay rises by work practice reformsMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has told the Health Service Executive (HSE) that funding to meet the cost of pay increases for…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Siptu recommends acceptance of proposed national pay dealThe country’s largest trade union Siptu is to recommend that its members accept the proposed national pay deal in a ballot that…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Lowest earners will not have to pay 1% levyTHE GOVERNMENT has decided that all workers earning less than the minimum wage of €8Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Construction federation defers pay deal decision over 'difficulties'THE CONSTRUCTION industry is to seek meetings with the Government and trade unions to convey its "real difficulties" with provisions…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Government confident it can pay for card backdown, but vague on detailsCOSTS: THE GOVERNMENT has said that it is confident that the €100 million savings originally to be generated by scaling back…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Extended working day for new staff is agreedHEALTH SERVICE trade unions and management have reached a framework agreement for the introduction of an extended working day…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Government could face legal difficulties in negotiations with IMODOCTORS' FEES : THE GOVERNMENT faces potential legal difficulties under competition law in seeking to negotiate with the Irish…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan suggests income levy will be changedINCOME LEVY: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has indicated that the Government may introduce changes to some aspects of the…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Unions warn Budget could pose threat to national dealTHE CONTROVERSIAL measures in the Budget could pose difficulties for social partnership, union leaders told the Taoiseach yesterday…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Unions to meet Cowen over 1% levyTRADE UNION leaders are to meet Taoiseach Brian Cowen today in a bid to persuade the Government to change aspects of the 1 per…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Unions outline difficulties with Budget in meeting with CowenTrade union leaders said today they had made clear to the Taoiseach the difficulties posed by measures in the Budget to the social…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Ictu head to demand changes to 'morally wrong' income levyTRADE UNIONS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has warned that there is a real risk of the proposed new national pay…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Voluntary scheme to reduce HSE staff approvedCIVIL SERVICE: THE GOVERNMENT has approved the targeted voluntary early retirement scheme for staff in the Health Service Executive…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Mount Carmel staff accept LRC deal to end strikeMORE THAN 60 staff at Mount Carmel private hospital who have been on strike since last week have voted to accept settlement proposals…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Mixed reaction from employers as unions criticise packageWORKPLACE RESPONSE: TRADE UNION leaders have criticised the Budget and have warned that it could wipe out the extra increase…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Budget will harden opposition to pay deal - unionsTrade union activists who were campaigning against the proposed national pay deal have forecast that yesterday’s Budget will …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Ictu warns of Budget risk to pay dealThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned today that the proposed new national pay deal is at real risk of being rejected…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Siptu says nothing was left on new wage agreement tableTHE LEADERSHIP of the country's largest union Siptu has signalled to its shop stewards, officials and activists that the proposed…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Unite conference to recommend No vote to its members on new pay dealA CONSULTATIVE conference of the trade union Unite has voted unanimously to recommend rejection of the proposed national pay …Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
