Public service staff could get 6% pay rise over three yearsPublic sector pensions now cost €3.3bn, new Government report revealsMon Apr 24 2017 - 01:00
Confidential paper makes case for public sector pension reformGovernment report says cost of paying pensions to retired staff now €3.3 billionMon Apr 24 2017 - 01:00
‘Uninformed nonsense’ about HPV vaccine is endangering livesHealth Minister says it’s time to ‘take on the scaremongers’ who are misinforming peopleSat Apr 22 2017 - 15:33
Doctors: Department of Public Expenditure using bullyboy tacticsIrish Medical Organisation says number of consultants resigning is increasingSat Apr 22 2017 - 14:02
Mid-rank civil servants fear amalgamated unions would be swamped‘Super union’ of PSEU, CPSU and Impact would have 80,000 members in public serviceFri Apr 21 2017 - 17:33
Civil servants seek reversal of curbs on sick leave arrangementsPSEU conference hears some staff forced back to work prematurely over financial stressFri Apr 21 2017 - 17:33
Public service union committed to protecting pension entitlementsPSEU to seek pay restoration and end to requirement to work additional hoursThu Apr 20 2017 - 18:18
TUI to seek pay parity for recent entrants in Government talksAccelerated €1,000 rise this month was only step in right direction, says TUI presidentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
TUI urges 1% levy on corporation profits to fund higher educationAnnual conference hears move would yield €550million for embattled sectorThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
TUI conference: It’s ‘ill advised’ to Facebook friend studentsUnion says some members have risked their employment over social media commentsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Bus Éireann strike talks adjourned until SaturdayTalks process at the Workplace Relations Commission described as ‘slow’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Lower-grade civil servants to seek pay rise and shorter hoursAusterity-era cuts have left some staff up to €2,000 poorer, Civil Service forum to hearThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Psychiatric nurses to seek pay increases of over €5,000 a yearNurses seek pay parity with therapy-grade staff in health serviceWed Apr 19 2017 - 18:46
End two-tier pay by autumn or face action, says teachers’ unionTUI advocates say ballot plan will put ‘fire in belly’ of negotiators in forthcoming talksWed Apr 19 2017 - 16:26
Meeting all demands of teaching unions will be very costlyStrict deadlines could hamper prospect of securing new overall pay agreementTue Apr 18 2017 - 20:00
Some State firms believe salary rates for top personnel too low‘Discontent’ in some firms at policy not to pay performance-related bonusesTue Apr 18 2017 - 01:00
Teachers’ conferences: pay and conditions top the agendaUnions under pressure to dismantle two-tier pay gap and achieve full pay restorationMon Apr 17 2017 - 17:49
Bus Éireann parties ‘are committed to ending strike’Siptu official says all sides want to resolve dispute when talks resume on MondaySun Apr 09 2017 - 22:07
Talks between Bus Éireann and unions continueSources describe the Workplace Relations Commission negotiations as ‘challenging’Sat Apr 08 2017 - 18:53
Civil servants to ballot on strike over unpaid working hoursCPSU wants added hours removed by June and ‘real pay rises’ in talks with GovernmentFri Apr 07 2017 - 18:12
Some progress reported in Bus Éireann talksPickets remain in place at Bus Éireann depots as talks continueThu Apr 06 2017 - 19:54
Bus Éireann strike: Talks continue in bid to end transport unrestUnions insist pickets not to be stopped amid talks at Workplace Relations CommissionThu Apr 06 2017 - 13:46
Talks continue but little sign of progress at Bus ÉireannNBRU and Siptu insist pickets will not be lifted while new negotiations are underwayWed Apr 05 2017 - 11:21
Talks aimed at resolving Bus Éireann strike to begin on WednesdayBus Éireann has clocked up €1.3m in fines so far because of strikeTue Apr 04 2017 - 18:26
Bus Éireann unions say strike is set to continueNBRU and Siptu bosses claim convening of new talks would not end industrial actionMon Apr 03 2017 - 18:31
ASTI to ballot teachers over potential redundanciesMore disruption at second level looms as prospect of further strike action re-emergesSun Apr 02 2017 - 21:21
WRC to invite Bus Éireann sides to talks on condition of no wildcat strikesCIE warns it plans to seek potentially millions in compensation from National Bus and Rail UnionSun Apr 02 2017 - 19:54
Bus union chief warns of potential all-out transport strikeDermot O’Leary says dispute can take on momentum of its own and it can be ‘difficult to hold line’Wed Mar 29 2017 - 17:19
Irish Rail and Dublin Bus services likely to face disruption on WednesdayServices operating as normal this morning but some employees may join in protest laterWed Mar 29 2017 - 06:33
Government considers protections for low-paid workersIctu says proposed legislation will ban zero-hour contracts and include extra rightsTue Mar 28 2017 - 21:46
Bus Éireann strike: Dublin Bus, Irish Rail may join actionSome 100,000 passengers to be affected as strike at bus company enters fifth dayTue Mar 28 2017 - 06:55
Transport department says public service pension has lost ‘draw’Key State agencies warn of difficulties in securing specialist personnelTue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00
Dublin Bus and rail workers to ballot on industrial actionBus Éireann board unable to sign off on accounts or agree budget for 2017Mon Mar 27 2017 - 20:48
Irish Rail services operating as normal as Bus Éireann strike continuesBus Éireann directors due to meet on Monday to discuss voluntary redundancy schemeMon Mar 27 2017 - 08:22
Bus Éireann strike may be extended this weekProtests planned for Wednesday could draw in Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann workersMon Mar 27 2017 - 01:00
Bus Éireann strike to continue and may escalateCompany likely to propose 300 job losses under voluntary redundancy schemeSat Mar 25 2017 - 12:57
Bus Éireann’s cost-saving measures at centre of disputeCompany’s efficiency reforms include demand that drivers use fuel-saving technologyFri Mar 24 2017 - 20:13
Bus Éireann strike sees many Irish Rail services also cancelledOver 100,000 bus passengers affected while Irish Rail routes are cancelledFri Mar 24 2017 - 17:22
Bus Éireann staff commence indefinite all-out strikeOver 100,000 passengers facing travel disruption, including 1,500 schoolchildrenFri Mar 24 2017 - 01:00
Bus Éireann strike Q&A: Why has it come to this?Potential for ‘contagion’ with Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus becoming involvedThu Mar 23 2017 - 20:09
All-out Bus Éireann strike to begin at midnightConcerns the strike could quickly spread to Iarnrod Éireann and Dublin BusThu Mar 23 2017 - 17:16
WRC secures €1.5 million in unpaid wages for workersWorkplace Relations Commission says 75% of complaints now heard within five monthsWed Mar 22 2017 - 18:43
All-out strike at Bus Éireann now seems almost certainState-owned transport company to implement cost-saving plan unilaterallyWed Mar 22 2017 - 17:58
Liam Doran to step down as head of the INMOIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation boss says he will retire at the end of this yearWed Mar 22 2017 - 14:51
Bus Éireann board to consider survival plan which may trigger strikeOfficials meet Monday and must sign off on proposals before 2016 accounts are approvedTue Mar 21 2017 - 16:42
Bus Éireann to implement cost-saving measuresState-owned transport firm’s move is likely to increase the prospect of strikes by staffTue Mar 21 2017 - 01:00
Simon Harris to propose major changes to health service structureMinister expected to tell Oireachtas committee of wish to radically reduce HSESun Mar 19 2017 - 21:02
Support staff at Trinity College vote for industrial actionDispute centres over contracts for lab staff, IT support and other personnelWed Mar 15 2017 - 18:39
Gardaí warn of future ‘disquiet’ over impact of pension reformsGRA forecasts State will face major legal challenges over work-related illness and injuriesWed Mar 15 2017 - 18:38
Unions and management at Bus Éireann clarify stancesTrade unions insist on ‘industry-leading’ pay terms but admit some staff may earn lessWed Mar 15 2017 - 18:00
