Ex-IMO head to lead McElwee inquiryThe Irish Medical Organisation's former industrial relations director, Conal Devine, has been appointed as chairman of the independent…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Eircom dispute talks resume at LRCTalks between management at Eircom and trade unions will resume later today at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Eircom talks adjourn at LRCTalks between management at Eircom and trade unions adjourned last night after more than six hours of talks at the Labour Relations…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
HSE rejects Siptu claim for shorter work weekHealth Service Executive (HSE) management has rejected a claim by Siptu on behalf of some 30,000 healthcare staff for a similar…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Streisand safety issues raisedThe National Consumer Agency has said that a question had arisen as to whether the promoters of the Barbra Streisand concert …Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Ictu conference told competition measures have raised power pricesGovernment measures to promote competition in the electricity market have resulted in prices being increased by around 30 per…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Mandatory alcohol testing opposedStaff at Guinness have led the opposition within the trade union movement to the implementation of any form of mandatory testing…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Call for efficient HSE spendingThe secretary general of the Department of Health, Michael Scanlan, has said that "unfortunately" the health service had a poor…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Young workers forced into 'inferior pension schemes'A nationwide campaign to defend occupational pensions was called for at the ICTU conference yesterday.Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Ahern 'totally committed' to rights charterTaoiseach Bertie Ahern says the Government is totally committed to the introduction of the EU charter of fundamental rights and…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach apologises for 'suicide' remarks in speechThe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has apologised for remarks in which he said that he did not know why people who moaned and complained…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ictu chief criticises judges over rulingThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), David Begg, has criticised judges of the Supreme Court over…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
McGuinness working well with PaisleyDeputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness has told the Ictu conference that he has a good and positive working…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ahern denies tough budget aheadTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that he does not foresee any major economic problems on the horizon and he has denied that the…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ictu warns Taoiseach about any EU treaty opt-outIrish Congress of Trade Unions conference The trade union movement expects Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to clarify the Government'…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Inflation top of agenda for Ictu forumThe impact of inflation on the pay increases under the current Towards 2016 national agreement will dominate the agenda at the…Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Union warns BT in dispute over right to represent workersThe Communications Workers' Union (CWU) has warned that a row over trade union representation rights at telecom company BT Ireland…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Ahern tells social partners that minimising inflation is a priorityThe Government has said it will frame public policy to the greatest extent possible with a view to minimising inflation and keeping…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Traditional role of trade unionist changing in era of labour lawsIndustrial relations: As workers acquire more and more rights based in law - many of them negotiated by the trade union movement…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Ictu critical of health reformsThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said that the Government's main health service reform, the establishment of the…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
Private hospital bids represent value for money, says HarneyThe Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) has advised that the tenders…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
HSE asked to defer filling posts for 68 consultantsThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has asked health service management not to take…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
High staff turnover eroding efforts to build membershipRecruitment: One of the most serious problems facing unions is the rapid turnover of staff in some sectorsWed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
Ictu calls for common waiting list for hospital treatmentThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) is calling for the introduction of a common waiting list for treatment in hospitals…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
US advice mooted to break talks deadlockThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has told medical organisations and health service…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Tallaght agrees to co-located private hospitalThe board of Tallaght Hospital has agreed to the development of a controversial co-located private hospital on its grounds.Mon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
Labour Court rejects IMO claims for out-of-hours pay for public health doctorsThe Labour Court has rejected claims made by the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) on behalf of public health doctors for payment…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
HSE set to replace agency staff in westThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing having to create up to 150 new clerical and administrative posts in the west to …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Lapple closure emphasises range of challenges facing State, says MartinThe closure of the Lapple factory in Carlow underlines the ongoing challenge facing the Government and the State as a whole, …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Report outlines new tribunal proceduresA Government-appointed review group has recommended significant reform of procedures of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Team of experts to investigate cancer test errorThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) yesterday announced that an eight-person expert team from Ireland and the…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Union seeks meeting on nuclear energy optionThe trade union Amicus said yesterday that it would be seeking a meeting, as a top priority, with the new Minister for Energy…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
ESB union calls for debate on nuclear powerA new report to be published today on behalf of engineers in the ESB will urge that nuclear power be considered in a debate on…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Trade unions in drive to recruit vulnerable workersFive trade unions are to participate in a new-style recruitment system aimed at attracting workers who are currently without …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Aer Arann dispute resolvedAer Arann has said it has reached agreement with staff on the transfer of ground handling personnel at Dublin airport to Sky …Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Medical card eligibility to be reviewedThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has proposed that the Government should increase the current income guidelines used to assess…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Nearly half of last year's physiotherapy graduates still without workAbout half of all last year's physiotherapy graduates have been unable to find permanent employment in the Irish health service…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Barrister calls provisions to fix land price unworkableControversial provisions aimed at controlling the price of building land, proposed by the Kenny report in 1973 and more recently…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Nurses' unions to have first talks with pay bodyUnions representing about 40,000 nurses will have their first meeting today with the benchmarking body which is examining pay…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Siptu setto ballot airline staff on actionTrade union Siptu is today expected to re-institute plans for a ballot on industrial action at the airline Aer Arann.Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Unions to seek urgent action on rising inflationThe trade union movement is to urge the Government to increase the level of mortgage tax relief to homeowners or to reduce the…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
CWU says 1,000 postal jobs underthreat from liberalisation plansUp to 1,000 jobs in Ireland could be lost if European Commission proposals to liberalise the postal market throughout Europe …Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Labour should deal with FF on issues - SiptuSiptu general president Jack O'Connor said yesterday his members would "look askance" if the Labour Party refused on principle…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Pay anomalies found in ship inspectionsWage irregularities have been discovered on more than a quarter of all ships inspected by the Irish inspector of the ITF, the…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
80 post offices to shut for protestAbout 80 post offices operated by An Post will be closed for an hour at lunchtime today as a result of industrial action by members…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Doctors' hours break EU time directiveUp to 30 per cent of non-consultant doctors in some cases are working in excess of the maximum hours permitted under the terms…Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00
HSE to write to consultants over industrial actionHealth service management is to write to the State's 2,200 public hospital consultants to ask them individually if they are taking…Fri Jun 01 2007 - 01:00
Builders had work permits 'arrangement'Gama Construction Ireland has told the Employment Appeals Tribunal that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Dublin South CentralAengus Ó Snodaigh of Sinn Féin retained his seat following a lengthy battle with Eric Byrne of LabourMon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin South EastOne major talking point overshadowed everything else: the defeat of Tánaiste and leader of the Progressive Democrats, Michael…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
