Siptu threatens action at Dublin airport over pensionsTens of thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin Airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
HSE to cut 100 more jobs - ImpactThe trade union Impact has said that 100 additional posts in the health sector are to go as part of further cuts to be introduced…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to ballot on industrial actionSTAFF AT Bank of Ireland are expected to ballot on possible industrial action in a row over the level of stock to be awarded …Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
HSE threatens suspensions if Impact dispute escalatesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has warned that staff taking part in a planned escalation of industrial action from next week…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
No side's belief that workers could get better deal 'naive'WORKERS RIGHTS: Labour MEP Prionnsias De Rossa has said it is "entirely politically naive" to argue that a better deal could…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Dispute at SR Technics over work reforms resolvedTHE DISPUTE over work practice reforms at the aircraft maintenance company SR Technics, which had threatened the future of the…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
No better deal for workers - de RossaLabour Party MEP Proinsias de Rossa has said that it is entirely politically naïve to argue that a better deal could be secured…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
SR Technics staff set to consider Siptu proposal on work reformsTHE TRADE union Siptu is to put new proposals today to about 20 aircraft handlers at the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Cowen rejects Siptu demand on bargaining rightsUNI0N STANCE: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has refused to concede to Siptu's demand for automatic collective bargaining rights for …Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Aircraft service jobs at risk as handlers reject termsTHE FUTURE of the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant at Dublin airport, which employs nearly 1,500 staff, is uncertain this…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Siptu fails to back Lisbon without union legislationThe country’s largest trade union Siptu has said it will not support the Lisbon Treaty unless the Government gives a commitment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Senior civil servants should take more risks, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said that senior public servants should be given greater autonomy to take managed risks and to experiment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Dublin airport staff vote for industrial action over pensionsSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action as part of a campaign for improved…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Future of SR Technics uncertain after union voteThe future of aircraft maintenance company SR Technics is uncertain this evening after a small group of workers at the firm voted…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says 'very significant' capital investment to continueTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said the Government would continue with a “very significant” capital investment programme as part of the…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Social partners hold first discussions on pay risesEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government began their first discussions on pay increases to apply under any new social partnership…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Train drivers to consider proposals to end disputeTHE IARNRÓD Éireann drivers’ dispute, which caused major disruption to rail services over the past week, could come to an end…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Most nurses still awaiting approval for shorter hoursIT NOW appears highly unlikely that agreements will be in place to allow for a shorter working week for the majority of the country…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann expects further disruption todayIARNRÓD ÉIREANN last night said it expected that there would be significant disruption again today to rail services in the south…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Government against mandatory recognition for trade unionsTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled, in a paper presented at the national pay talks, that it is to oppose the introduction of new legislation…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Deal set to close on primary care unitsTHE FIRST set of agreements for the development of new-style primary care centres to be produced by the private sector for the…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Cork train drivers say they will return to work todayTRAIN DRIVERS in Cork who have been involved in unofficial industrial action since Thursday have said they will return to work…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
'Dangerous' Bill may criminalise employersTHE GOVERNMENT'S new Employment Law Compliance Bill is an "appalling and dangerous" piece of legislation, a conference on employment…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann warns of weekend disruptionIarnród Éireann has warned that several thousand train passengers face "significant" disruption again tomorrow as a result of…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Labour reform plan calls for HSE job cutsTHE LABOUR Party has called for the introduction of a redundancy scheme for senior health service managers, the restoration of…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Ictu to urge 600,000 union members to vote YesTRADE UNIONS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has backed the Lisbon Treaty and will recommend to the 600,000 members of affiliated…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
SR Technics tells unions that work practices must changeTHE AIRCRAFT maintenance firm SR Technics has told trade unions it is seeking reforms of working arrangements, as well as cost…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Nurses to seek pay increase of €6,000TRADE UNIONS are today expected to take a pay claim for about 30,000 nurses back to the Labour Court.Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
DAA police and fire staff vote to take industrial actionSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) police and fire service have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row …Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Ictu votes to support Lisbon Treaty Yes voteThe executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has voted to support a Yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Health workers start work-to-ruleSome 28,000 members of the trade union Impact who work in the health sector are beginning a work-to-rule this morning and will…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Health workers to start work-to-rule tomorrowKevin Callinan, Impact's national secretary for health and welfare, during this morning¿s press conference in Buswells Hotel…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Cowen may defer increase in pay for MinistersTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given a fresh indication that the Government may reconsider the controversial ministerial pay increases…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach muted on poll showing bounce for partyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given a muted reaction to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll which shows a boost in support for …Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Union leader predicts tight vote on new pay dealIMPACT CONFERENCE: THE GENERAL secretary of the country's largest public sector trade union has predicted a tight vote from …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Secretaries in schools suffer from 'blatant inequalities'SCHOOL SECRETARIES are subject to blatant inequalities in the workplace, with the majority earning barely above the minimum wage…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to press ahead with reform planAER LINGUS has said it will unilaterally implement a controversial cost-cutting and work practice reform plan for staff in most…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
HSE wants 1,000 office jobs to go in €30m schemeTHE HEALTH Service Executive has proposed to the Government that 200 senior managerial and 800 lower level clerical and administrative…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Employers criticised on wage restraintsTHE PRESIDENT of the country's largest public service union has accused employers of "new standards of double standards" in urging…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Waiting list targets missedOFFICIAL TARGETS specifying that children should not have to wait longer than three months for inpatient treatment are being …Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Claim that generic drugs could save €30mPHARMACISTS HAVE said that the exchequer could save up to €30 million if the Government changed legislation to allow them to …Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Escalation of nurses' dispute deferredUNIONS REPRESENTING more than 7,000 psychiatric nurses have deferred a planned escalation of their dispute over a new compensation…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rejects new decentralisation talks until OECD's concerns are addressedTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has said it will not facilitate new discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
2,700 health jobs are unfilled since restriction on recruitmentNEARLY 2,700 posts in the health service have gone unfilled since controversial recruitment restrictions were implemented last…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Threat to pull out of drug schemes 'still present'PHARMACISTS HAVE warned that the community drug schemes could again be at risk if the Health Service Executive fails to deliver…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Compulsory redundancies opposedUNION REACTION: THE GUINNESS Staff Union (GSU), which represents the majority of employees affected by the plans to transform…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Deal not finalised on work hours for nursesAGREEMENT HAS not yet been reached at local level to facilitate a reduction in the working hours of about 25,000 nurses as planned…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses threaten to extend industrial actionUNIONS REPRESENTING psychiatric nurses have said that they will escalate their industrial action from next week if no progress…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Academic consultants offered salary increase for public-sector contractsTHE GOVERNMENT has offered increased salaries of up to €295,000 to academic hospital consultants who opt for new contracts under…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
HSE overspent by €95m in first four monthsTHE FINANCIAL position of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has continued to deteriorate and it is now €95 million over budget…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
