More than 80,000 HSE workers including nurses vote for industrial action
Votes raise the prospect of serious disruption to services early in the new year
Forsa
Talks on S39 pay issue highlighted by canvassing encounter end without progress
Issues in long-running dispute brought to national attention by encounter between Charlotte Fallon and Taoiseach
Hybrid working gains made during pandemic must be protected, Fórsa election document says
Pay increases that go above rate of inflation among other key issues next government must address, says union
Aer Lingus ground and cabin crew to seek 4% pay boost following pilots deal
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
HSE employment strategy likely to result in ‘major industrial dispute’ this winter
Fórsa trade union says strategy threatens public service healthcare provision and is balloting for industrial action
HSE focus now on finances rather than patient safety, says nurses’ organisation
Recruitment becoming more difficult, says INMO ahead of lunchtime protests over staff shortages
Health unions to ballot staff on industrial action over HSE staffing levels
rish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and Fórsa among a wider group of unions critical of the limits on recruitment and overall staffing levels
Health service unions mull protests and ballots on industrial action over HSE hiring curbs
More people employed than ever before with substantial growth in recent years, says Health Service Executive
Aer Lingus faces bill of at least €55m over pilots’ industrial action
Company says it is now examining its costs in light of Dublin passenger cap and increased competition on North American routes
Aer Lingus has agreed to increase pilots’ pay as industry challenges mount
Increased competition, passenger caps and lower fares are all on airline’s radar as rival unions consider their position
Aer Lingus dispute may be nearing an end, but the airline could be facing further industrial unrest
Carrier could face further pay claims from ground staff and cabin crew after pilots deal
Passengers face more uncertainty as Aer Lingus pilots’ pay deal stalls
Carrier accepts Labour Court recommendation of 17.75% pay increase but union yet to make recommendation to its members
Labour Court using powers under Industrial Relations Act in attempt to break deadlock between Aer Lingus and pilots
With two sides at loggerheads over pay, Labour Court is formally intervening with a hearing on Wednesday
Aer Lingus considering more cancellations as pay talks under way at Labour Court
Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has warns of further industrial action if talks fail to resolve dispute which has upended more than 60,000 people’s travel plans
Union overseeing pilots’ group tells other Aer Lingus staff to work as normal
Non-pilot staff warned against taking part in pickets or speaking to media
Aer Lingus passengers face more flight cancellations as talks break down
Negotiations between union and airline end without agreement with Ialpa to consider stepping up industrial action
Aer Lingus and pilots to meet in fresh bid to resolve dispute
Calm at Dublin Airport as Ialpa industrial action begins but Minister warns of damage to economy, Ireland’s reputation and the lives of ordinary people
Aer Lingus row remains deadlocked with pilots’ industrial action set to proceed
Labour Court stalls on intervening following meetings
Aer Lingus had to cancel 56 flights this year due to pilots being ill or unavailable
Airline has raised the pilots’ unavailability with unions Ialpa/Fórsa, querying whether it was unofficial action
Work to rule will be more disruptive for Aer Lingus than one day strikes
Airline still assessing likely impact of pilots’ action but flight cancellations appear to be inevitable
Public and private sector employers urged to ‘work with the strengths’ of people with disabilities
Fórsa trade union conference hears of experiences of woman with hearing loss and man with autism and ADHD identifications
‘It’s not our job to be censors’: Library staff facing alarming levels of aggression
Harassment and intimidation from far-right protesters having a ‘distressing effect’ on staff members, Fórsa conference hears
‘Gaslighting’ of health workers by Robert Watt unacceptable, says union chief
Fórsa’s Kevin Callinan highly critical of comments by Department of Health secretary general
Gardaí, military, fire and prison staff say they face years without their full pensions after retirement
Coalition of representative bodies seeks Government to re-introduce supplementary pension to bridge gap until State pension age
Unions call for prompt payment of public sector pay increases after deal is ratified
Ballots at State’s biggest unions record margins of more than 90 per cent in favour
Proposed new public service pay deal seems set to be ratified after Siptu members back agreement
Siptu says 90% of its 60,000 members in the public service voted in favor of the €3.6bn agreement
Two of the country’s biggest public service unions back new pay deal agreed with Government
Members of Fórsa and primary teachers’ union INTO decisively vote to accept proposed new €3.6 billion agreement which would run to 2026
Two of country’s biggest public service unions strongly back new €3.6bn pay deal
Members of Fórsa and primary teachers’ union INTO decisively vote to accept proposed new €3.6 billion agreement which would run to 2026
Aer Lingus pilots told to accept pay deal or face investment freeze
Labour Court date for ongoing pay dispute at the IAG-owned carrier set for April 22nd
Emerald Airlines agrees 10% pay rise for pilots
It is the first collective labour agreement at the airline since Fórsa won union recognition last year
Public sector unions start move towards ballots on pay deal
A handful of the largest unions could carry or defeat the deal, but the hope among the unions would be that there is a clear outcome in terms of a majority of unions and membership
Mortgage to Rent scheme gets reboot, Aer Lingus and pilots pay, and how deferring taking State pension at 66 could cost you money
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Aer Lingus says pay offer to pilots includes deduction to cover cost of leave deal agreed in 2019
Pilots have rejected an 8.5% pay offer from airline, with the two sides due before the Workplace Relations Commission next month
Unions for voluntary sector carers to assess implications of public sector pay deal
Majority of employees covered by agreement reached in October to avert strike action have not yet received promised pay increases
Public sector pay deal hailed as good news for staff and State
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe says agreement is ‘fair, equitable and affordable’, adding that it would cost the exchequer ‘€3.6bn over four budget years’
Public sector workers to get pay rise of 10.25% over 2½ years under €3.6bn deal
First salary increase to take effect his month with those on lowest incomes set to receive up to 17.3 per cent by 2027, says Donohoe
Aer Lingus pilots overwhelmingly reject pay offer
Members of Irish Airline Pilots’ Association vote 98.1% against tribunal finding
Public sector pay: How did the State’s €2.9bn offer add up?
Talks set to resume in coming days despite starkly different takes on offer from Government and union sides
‘Real pity’ unions rejected public sector pay offer of 8.5% rise over two years, Donohoe says
Forsa union chief Kevin Callinan says opening offer from Government side was ‘extremely disappointing’
Pay talks: Where do the two sides stand and what will the Government offer?
Agreement on several issues is generally regarded as being within striking distance but ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’
Ombudsman for Children calls for reversal of recession-era downgrade of his role
Office of watchdog for children’s interests was bumped down Civil Service salary scale from a maximum of €178,000 to up to €130,000
Talks on public sector pay to resume this week
The negotiations will impact on some 385,000 public servants as well as pensioners who will also receive any pay increases agreed
Pay talks ‘crucial’ to avoid strike ballots, says union chief
Unions have said that if there is no agreement, they will meet next Thursday to begin the process of balloting on industrial action over pay
Public sector pay talks delays caused by introduction of unexpected items by unions, says Donohoe
Unions say they will move to industrial action if there is no deal by January 11th and deny raising unexpected items in talks
Stepped-up public sector pay talks ‘could see deal in coming days’, say unions
Pay remains key issue to be addressed, but union leaders want mechanisms to consider issues such as staff numbers and housing
Public sector pay talks ‘undeniably slow’, union leader says with deadline approaching
‘Considerable work’ still to be done on deal that had negotiators had hoped could be drawn up before Christmas
Unions and voluntary organisations seek clarity on funding for agreed pay increases
Some 5,000 staff were due to take indefinite action as part of a long-running dispute before recent deal was reached
Public pay talks: Increases in line with inflation remain key priority for unions
It is unacceptable that living standards for workers fell when Government revenue was ‘buoyant’, union representative says
Q&A: Public sector talks are about to get underway, what are all sides looking for?
The future pay of the State’s public sector health professionals, teachers, gardaí, army, local authority workers and civil servants among others will all be up for discussion over the coming weeks
Voluntary sector health and social care workers vote overwhelmingly to accept pay deal
Agreement includes 8% pay rise and commitment by Government to work towards a restoration of parity with public sector workers
Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategy
Paschal Donohoe says discussions will be ‘difficult’ as unions call for Government to move on from post-crash mindset
An Bord Pleanála officials ‘restive’ over move to rename planning body
Plan to rebrand body An Coimisiún Pleanála is part of effort to restore confidence in planning system
Administrative staff at HSE to escalate dispute over staffing levels
Fórsa union informs HSE its members will expand on actions being taken as part of ‘work to rule’ ongoing since October 6th
Care workers strike averted as deal reached at WRC
Strike had been expected to impact on thousands of service users many with disabilities
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