Local government workers to resume engagement with politicians’ representations as dispute settled
Agreement on job evaluation scheme reached with LGMA following talks at Workplace Relations Commission
Local Government Management Agency (LGMA)
Local authority workers to refuse dealing with official emails, phone calls as dispute escalates
Fórsa trade union members will stage time-limited action in dispute over a system of job evaluations they are seeking
Staff at local authorities to stop engaging with politicians’ representations from Monday
Industrial action will impact on requests for services including emergency housing
Retained firefighters vote to end strike action and accept deal
Deal brokered at WRC accepted by 63% of Siptu members in ballot but work still to be done, union says
Retained firefighters call off strike after deal on ‘guaranteed’ pay
Proposed agreement will see new entrants earn about €18,500 in their first year
Disruption to water services expected as three-day strike set to get under way
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin and Cork city among areas potentially affected over the coming days
Both sides in retained firefighters dispute accuse the other of compromising safety
Management and union at odds over basis on which emergency cover is being provided during strike which involved about 2,000 firefighters
Labour Court expected to issue recommendation in firefighters dispute next week
Both sides attended court on Monday but there was no suggestion of breakthrough on dispute
Formal Labour Court talks in firefighter dispute scheduled for next Monday
Strike scheduled for Tuesday remains deferred with ongoing industrial action “de-escalated”
FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefighters
Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues
Q&A: Why are 2,000 firefighters taking industrial action and what is the impact?
Dispute between mostly part-time workers and LGMA revolves around pay, rosters and working conditions
Almost 2,000 part-time firefighters due to begin industrial action on Tuesday
Union accuses management side of failing to seriously engage on central issues in dispute
Local authority housing and other services threatened by vote for industrial action
Fórsa members want scheme to evaluate extra work they say they have been doing since job losses in local government sector
Balloting of water-services workers employed by local authorities to begin
Dispute could lead to water outages and derail Government plans to establish Uisce Éireann as a stand-alone utility
Libraries issued with instructions for securing buildings as protesters try to remove LGTBQ+ books for young people
Staff issued with instructions on securing buildings and alerting gardaí on foot of protests
Donegal council ordered to pay €10,000 to lifeguard manager after unfair sacking over ‘hearsay’
WRC upholds county lifeguard supervisor’s challenge to her sacking on grounds of alleged ‘underperformance’
Harry Potter and Sally Rooney among most borrowed library books last year
Children’s titles take up 19 of top 20, as Rooney’s latest novel is most borrowed adult title
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