Labour Court proposals avert post strikeThe threat of a national postal strike was removed last night after the Labour Court issued new proposals aimed at ending the…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Labour Court finding today in postal disputeThe likelihood of a pre-Christmas postal strike is set to become clearer today after the Labour Court issues a recommendation…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Labour Court to issue post dispute rulingTalks between An Post and the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) aimed at averting a pre-Christmas postal strike concluded at…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Professor takes Limerick university to Labour CourtA senior academic at the University of Limerick has challenged a move to retrospectively terminate his contract as a professor…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Unions plan spate of pay claims in private sectorPrivate-sector unions are preparing to hit employers with a wave of pay claims in anticipation of there being no new national…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Strike ends at Kildare concrete companyA strike at a Kildare concrete company which was accused by Siptu of replacing Irish workers with non-nationals on lower rates…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
No breakthrough in Irish Ferries disputeHopes of an early breakthrough in the Irish Ferries dispute were dashed yesterday when the company said it had no knowledge of…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
€200m on new offices to relocate public servantsDecentralisation: The Government's determination to press ahead with its decentralisation programme is reflected in the spending…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
New initiative to resolve dispute at Irish Ferries begins todayA new initiative to resolve the dispute at Irish Ferries is to start today following an intervention by the National Implementation…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Firm denies replacing workers with foreign staffA Kildare concrete company where workers have been on strike for five weeks has denied a claim that Irish employees are being…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
IBOA receives support for 10% wage claimThe Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) has received the support of the Irish Conference of Professional Service Association…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
40 An Post staff without any duties on full paySome 40 An Post employees, half of them managers, are performing no duties despite getting full pay.Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Pre-Christmas action unlikely as Dublin Bus drivers vote for strikeDrivers in Dublin Bus have voted to take industrial action if the company introduces rosters designed to cut down on overtime…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Dempsey urged to act over An Post jobs moveMinister for Communications Noel Dempsey was called on yesterday to intervene after An Post outsourced 30 jobs in response to…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Irish Ferries dispute in Labour CourtThe two sides in the dispute over outsourcing of jobs at Irish Ferries presented their cases yesterday to the Labour Court, which…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
An Post services to resume as strike is suspendedPostal services will begin returning to normal today after the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) suspended industrial action…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Final bid to resolve ferry disputeIrish Ferries and Siptu are to return to the Labour Court today in a final bid to resolve their dispute over the company's plan…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Union may defer postal strikeAn Post last night advised customers not to post any mail until further notice, despite the expectation that industrial action…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Postal disruption now set to start on MondayPostal services will face serious disruption from Monday in spite of continuing efforts to avert industrial action by workers…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Siptu dismisses Irish Ferries' defence of outsourced labourA claim by Irish Ferries that it has "no choice" but to outsource employment on its Irish Sea operations was challenged yesterday…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Postal services are likely to be hit next weekPostal services are set to be disrupted from Monday in spite of continuing attempts to broker a resolution in the dispute between…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Unions will tap into support during talksYesterday's march through Dublin city centre by thousands of union members was an impressive show of solidarity with the workers…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
10,000 join march for workforce at Irish FerriesFurther and bigger protests to defend employment standards were predicted by union leaders yesterday during a major rally in …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
New move due today to avert disruption of postA renewed attempt will be made today to avert a strike at An Post which threatens to disrupt mail deliveries from Friday.Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Ictu concern at 'cheap workers'Concern about a Polish recruitment agency's offer to source "cheap and legal" workers for Irish employers was expressed yesterday…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Ferries dispute: march plannedUnion members were urged yesterday to give up a half-day's work to join a march in Dublin next Thursday in support of workers…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Ictu calls for abolition of most tax breaks for firmsThe immediate abolition of most tax breaks for business has been sought by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) in a pre…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Minister signals overhaul to protect migrantsA radical overhaul of the way employment standards are regulated in order to combat exploitation of immigrants was signalled …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Unions seek preliminary talks on pactTrade union leaders are to seek immediate dialogue with the Government with a view to establishing whether there is a basis for…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
New pay deal hinges on Ahern's assurancesUnion leaders are on standby to receive a letter from the Taoiseach over the weekend that could decide the future of social partnership…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Minister warns over strike threat at An PostAn Post was yesterday served with two weeks' notice of industrial action after postal workers voted to strike in pursuit of a…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Ictu criticises Bill on migrant workersA new Bill aimed at increasing protections for migrant workers was yesterday severely criticised by the Irish Congress of Trade…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
€600,000 owed by Ballymun demolition companyAn English company hired to demolish a number of the tower blocks in Ballymun has failed to pay more than €600,000 owed to Irish…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte anger at Ibec defence of Irish FerriesReplacing workers in "established trade union jobs" with cheaper migrant labour could lead to tensions in society and "the worst…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Guilty employers 'should be publicly shamed'A public "name and shame campaign" to expose employers found guilty of exploiting workers was called for yesterday by Siptu at…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Ferry dispute threatens pa rtnership, says O'ConnorA stark warning that Siptu is seriously prepared to abandon social partnership as a result of the fall-out from the Irish Ferries…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Union to campaign against 'flawed' decentralisationThe Government was urged yesterday to remove all non-commercial State agencies from its decentralisation programmeFri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
US leader calls for global allianceSiptu was urged yesterday to join an international campaign to get more workers into unions and combat a "race to the bottom" …Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Childcare should be 'a priority' in talks on agreementSiptu conference: Affordable and accessible childcare should be a "top priority" for unions in any talks with the social partners…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Siptu prepares to go to the brinkSiptu is expected to confirm today that it will postpone until the 11th hour a decision on whether to enter talks on a new partnership…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Union delays partnership decision due to Irish Ferries rowSiptu conference: The State's biggest union is set to delay a decision on whether to remain in social partnership as a result…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Number of delegates voice strong anti-social partnership viewsStrong anti-partnership sentiments were expressed by a number of Siptu delegates yesterday at a conference workshop on employment…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Disruption threat to Irish Ferries liftedA threat of disruption to services operated by Irish Ferries has been lifted for the time being after the company agreed yesterday…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
ESB calls off strike as Ictu proposal acceptedA strike by up to 1,200 network technicians at the ESB was formally called off last night at an emergency meeting of their union…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
ICTU intervention set to resolve ESB strikeA strike by ESB network technicians is expected to be called off this evening following an intervention by the Irish Congress…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
TEEU to withdraw support for strike action at ESBHundreds of ESB technicians who yesterday supported the opening day of a strike at the company are expected to return to work…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
A resolute - some would say stubborn - voice for the unionA "maverick", a "rebel", "militant", "cynical", "irresponsible" and "old-fashioned" to boot.Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Sligo civil servants to strike over phone antennaeCivil servants at the pension services office in Sligo have voted to go on strike over a plan to install three mobile-phone antennae…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Future looks bleak for Irish seafaring jobsAnalysis: When a State agency warned recently that Irish seafaring jobs were in imminent danger of being wiped out because of…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
ATGWU defends its strike at ESB depotsATGWU shop stewards last night defended their decision to go ahead today with a strike at the ESB which is not supported by other…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
