Trade union group spurns requests to endorse Catherine Connolly for president
Ictu leadership opts to stay out of election despite appeal from Siptu and Mandate to back left-wing candidate
Siptu
Merck to close Arklow plant with loss of 100 jobs
Consultation with workers and trade union Siptu to take place
Union lodges WRC case over UCD move to bring staff back on site at least three days a week
Members angry that new policy ignores local requirements and varying workload through the year
Aer Lingus faces UK cabin crew strike, with disruption feared for thousands of passengers
Unite members in Britain reject offer of 12% rise over two years amid anger over low pay
Unions to seek further Aer Lingus talks after rejection of pay-rise offer
Vast majority of cabin crew voted to reject airline’s offer of a 4% increase
Aer Lingus ground crews reject airline’s 4% pay offer
Siptu indicates further talks with company likely to follow ballots
FAI criticised over closure of Dundalk youth training scheme
Siptu accuse FAI of ‘pulling up the supports for grassroots football’
Career Siptu official John King set to become union’s general secretary
John King holds senior role on Ictu public services committee and was key figure in pay deals for sector
More than €4m in public childcare funding being lost because of pay deal delay
Minister urged to spark a ‘Donogh O’Malley moment’ by transforming access to childcare
Aer Lingus cabin crew union tells members to reject 4% pay increase
Poll shows most staff believe deal does not go far enough to close salary gap with pilots
Siptu seeks clarity on whether Bord na Móna chief plans to repay controversial €57,000 perk
Union says workers deserve transparency over payment which covered benefit in kind
RTÉ presenter tells tribunal he overheard order to cut editor’s shifts
Colm Ó Mongáin gave evidence to the WRC on a series of employment rights complaints brought by a colleague
Ambulance service staff to be balloted on industrial action in outsourcing dispute
Management accused of seeking to contract out some services without consultation
National Ambulance Service staff reject deal aimed at addressing long-running row
Proposal brokered by Labour Court and recommended for acceptance by two unions
RTÉ on course to shed more than 100 jobs this year, says Kevin Bakhurst
More than 300 staff members have expressed interest in voluntary exit scheme
Dublin firefighters vote for industrial action over call-out changes affecting ambulances
Union says pressing on with changes without consulting staff would be ‘not only arrogant and insulting but also reckless’
‘Huge loss to a disadvantaged community’: Future of long-running addiction support service in doubt
Number of staff members at Neart le Chéile are being made redundant
Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation
Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape
Worker forced to retire at 65 awarded €18,000 by Labour Court
Deepak Fasteners turned down request from 45-year veteran to stay on for one year until he reached State pension age
Des Geraghty: ‘The real problem in fascism is the people who are insecure’
Having produced a new film on his hero James Connolly, the former trade union leader reflects on his activism and idealism
WRC orders Tesco to rehire worker who was sacked last year after calling a manager ‘useless’
Workplace Relations Commission rejects Siptu application that Tesco be liable to pay back wages from point of dismissal
Paramedics to vote on proposal for ending extended dispute at National Ambulance Service
Ballot to take place on deal providing basic pay rises of more than 20% in return for work practice-changes and loss of premium payments
Thirteen Leinster House broadcast workers will have to sign on for dole next week
Dáil Public Accounts Committee to review contract for television and audio coverage of Oireachtas proceedings
CIÉ could collapse amid potential €4bn pension liabilities if asset values fall, unions tell workers
Ballot on plans to reform pension schemes at State-owned transport group to commence next week
‘Awful’ morale at RTÉ will worsen if programme production is outsourced, committee hears
TDs and Senators told ‘Netflix levy’ would increase costs for Irish streamers such as GAA+ and LOITV
Siptu spent just €15,000 from €1.3m political donations fund, accounts show
Only one candidate received the union’s financial backing for the 2024 European elections
‘Outsourcing’ RTÉ shows will put licence payers’ money in private hands, committee to hear
RTÉ group of unions to criticise ‘closure’ of religious affairs programming department
Government ‘pandering to whims of employers’ by choosing VAT cut over ending child poverty, Ictu conference told
Housing crisis causing huge problems for workers, conference hears
Long Covid support scheme to end this month, Minister for Health confirms
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
RTÉ staff vote to accept pay rise of 6% over 2.5 years
Anyone earning less than €50,000 next year to get extra 0.5% on top
Proposed changes to rent rules will incentivise evictions, housing charity warns
Property owners group says planned reforms, set to go before Cabinet on Tuesday, would be unfair to private landlords
Siptu renews push for recognition at several large plants in pharma and medical device sectors
Trade union says Tramp tariff threats have triggered interest in representation at big multinational companies
Emails to managers rather than union membership reason for butcher’s dismissal, WRC finds
The butcher had alleged his Siptu membership was the reason for losing his job at James Whelan Butchers, which the chain denied
Siptu whistleblower claims she was ‘conspired against’ by union
Organiser Ger Malone loses here case at Workplace Relations Commission
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