Impact demands referendum to stop water services sell-offThe Union has not adopted an anti-water charges stance as policyFri May 20 2016 - 13:43
Croke Park hours a ‘detention for teachers’, says ASTIAssociation members voted to stop working 33 hours generally used for school and parent meetingsFri May 20 2016 - 11:27
Government faces rows with teachers, doctors and nursesASTI votes to stop working additional hours as HSE moves to suspend recruitmentFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
HSE shelves hiring of doctors, nurses and midwivesHospitals told pause in recruitment to cover consultants and posts on hold pending reviewThu May 19 2016 - 21:08
Teachers’ roll-back on productivity to cause major headache for GovernmentImposing financial penalties could lead to school closures and industrial unrestThu May 19 2016 - 19:03
Agri-food sector most at risk from Brexit, says union leaderTens of thousands of Irish jobs under threat if UK leaves EU, Impact conference hearsThu May 19 2016 - 18:45
Public servants to pursue 30-hour working weekConference told that a six-hour day could result in gains in efficiency and productivityThu May 19 2016 - 16:21
Transdev urges Siptu to cancel Friday’s Luas strikeCompany says it is not prepared to offer increases that exceed 13% over three yearsThu May 19 2016 - 15:04
Pay commission cannot be substitute for collective bargaining – ImpactConference hears that commission cannot be used to treat some groups more equally than othersThu May 19 2016 - 11:03
Talks on Tesco dispute adjourn without resolutionDispute centres on plans to move staff hired before 1996 to less favourable contractsThu May 19 2016 - 07:24
New public pay talks need to start within year, says ImpactCountry’s largest public service union seeking acceleration of pay restorationWed May 18 2016 - 19:30
Labour Court to rule on continuation of Iarnród Éireann pay cutsUnions want salary reductions to end prior to their scheduled expiry next autumnWed May 18 2016 - 18:07
Talks on Tesco dispute and pay at Iarnród Éireann to get underwayTalks averted planned strike at 70 Tesco stores this weekWed May 18 2016 - 09:37
Luas drivers to lose full day’s pay for four hour stoppagesSiptu divisional organiser Owen Reidy says Transdev is ‘reckless and out of control’Tue May 17 2016 - 19:36
HSE to unilaterally cut prices it pays for drugsCabinet hears of plans to invoke legislation to allow health authority to reduce medicine costsTue May 17 2016 - 15:52
Siptu: Pay commission must not be ‘bunch of Thatcherites’Garda sergeants’ group to march on Dáil, is ‘seriously considering industrial action’Mon May 16 2016 - 13:40
Luas operator seeks to run Irish bus servicesTransdev will bid to operate routes as part of controversial reformsMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Public service demands mount for new Minister Paschal DonohoeQuicker restoration of pay is just one of the union issues being faced by the GovernmentMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Public sector pay rise ‘could be as high as 6.5%’New agreement may include salary incentives for in-demand workersMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Ictu to campaign against BrexitBody warns of job losses and an impact on living standards if the UK votes to leave EUMon May 16 2016 - 01:00
Unions want faster restoration of pay if economy improvesMinister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe holds talks on public service paySat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Transdev in ‘grave’ situation due to ongoing Luas strikesUp to 90,000 people affected by latest action by workers who are seeking improved payFri May 13 2016 - 14:09
Last chance on Luas row before ‘serious consequences’ - TransdevLuas drivers for 24-hour strike on Friday in campaign for improved pay and conditionsThu May 12 2016 - 15:56
Planned Tesco strike suspended to allow for new talksManagement defers plans to change terms and conditions of longer-serving staffThu May 12 2016 - 13:55
Tesco staff to strike on Monday over pay cuts plan, Mandate saysUnion says pickets to be placed on 70 stores; Supermarket says it will be business as usualWed May 11 2016 - 17:41
Ambulance staff seek restoration of allowances worth €2,500Claim follows precedent established in return of pay for firefighters recruited after 2012Wed May 11 2016 - 17:19
Shane Ross does not plan to intervene in Luas disputeDrivers to stage series of four hour strikes in June impacting students sitting State examsWed May 11 2016 - 15:36
State contract holders should have to respect IR process, says unionSome employers clinging to 19th century model of industrial relations, says CWUWed May 11 2016 - 00:00
Deal may avert strikes planned by teachers for autumnTUI members to ballot on agreement between union and Department of EducationTue May 10 2016 - 13:36
Government to replace HSE with health commissionProgramme includes special provision of €50m to cut waiting times at hospitalsMon May 09 2016 - 01:00
Shane Ross faces busy time as new Transport MinisterAs Luas strikes loom Minister acknowledges former criticism of transport groups and unionsMon May 09 2016 - 01:00
HSE to be dismantled and hospitals run by new trustsUnder new health plans salaried GPs would be employed and managers all have MBAsMon May 09 2016 - 01:00
University teachers warn of strike action at collegesUnion says some staff earning €5,000 a year and many on insecure contractsSat May 07 2016 - 08:30
Teachers to take legal challenge to financial emergency legislationASTI members protest against alleged Department of Education ‘interference’ in ballotFri May 06 2016 - 17:34
Analysis: Public pay set to cause problems for new governmentRecent productivity gains unlikely to be rolled back, according to Coalition sourcesFri May 06 2016 - 01:23
Higher civil servants want pay link with politicians endedPay 30 per cent behind private sector counterparts, says unionFri May 06 2016 - 01:00
More than 1,700 nurse vacancies in public hospitals, says INMOUnion’s industrial relations director disputes assertion 1,000 additional nurses recruitedThu May 05 2016 - 17:19
Nurses seek special pay review to reflect broader role in health serviceINMO delegates vote to review continued co-operation with Lansdowne Road agreementThu May 05 2016 - 16:42
Some hospital chiefs lethargic about solving overcrowding, says INMOMinister for Health urged to challenge ‘less-than-engaged’ hospital managersThu May 05 2016 - 13:05
Two-tier pay scale damaging teaching, says ASTI bossUnion research shows €200,000 difference over career between two salary categoriesThu May 05 2016 - 08:56
INMO concern over evidence in some fitness-to-practise hearingsUnion warns it could take court action against regulatory body for nursesThu May 05 2016 - 01:00
Luas figures show drivers paid for some strike daysShift patterns mean none of the 152 drivers have lost out on pay for all strike daysThu May 05 2016 - 01:00
An Post staff vote to accept new pay dealInitial deal provides for 2.5% increase with negotiations to continue with goal of 6%Wed May 04 2016 - 21:25
FG-FF deal completely inadequate on health, nurses sayINMO criticises ‘minimalist’ provisions for health in new government agreementWed May 04 2016 - 14:12
Allowance cuts hit home for new entrants to public jobsDecision attracted limited attention in 2012, but Government now feeling the pressureWed May 04 2016 - 08:29
Luas comes to standstill amid ongoing pay disputeSome 90,000 Dublin commuters will again be impacted with further strikes expectedWed May 04 2016 - 07:21
Salary cuts for recent public-service entrants to be reversedGovernment set to reverse reductions to allowances for new personnel after 2012Wed May 04 2016 - 01:00
HSE unable to pay €10m emergency nurses pay dealCost of deal set to be added to executive’s financial overrun which may hit €300mWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
HSE’s €1m per weekend plan for consultants to attend hospitalsDepartment told by HSE chief in late January €20m in short-term measures requiredWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Luas drivers expected to serve notice for more strikesAbout 90,000 to be affected by Wednesday stoppage with four more to come in MayTue May 03 2016 - 17:00
