Siptu

In many cases the firefighters, who are technically part time, say they are on call 24/7 and are paid a retainer of between €8,000 and €12,000

Siptu members reject Labour Court proposals by margin of more than four to one

Proposals could see laid-off workers receive as much as €450 a week for six months

Range of supports, including weekly €65 payment, agreed for those not retained to maintain mine

He would bring his tin whistle everywhere and strike up a tune during the many lulls that would occur in trade union negotiations

Fire Brigades Union raise issue of firefighters contracting range of cancers 20 years before other people would

Ministers tell worker representatives provision of supports will take time to put in place

Both sides attended court on Monday but there was no suggestion of breakthrough on dispute

Siptu says members are frustrated by failure of management to address ‘psychosocial risk factors’

Unite announces stoppage after members reject terms brokered by Workplace Relations Commission

Company says it will consider submissions made by trade unions on proposed temporary closure

Strike scheduled for Tuesday remains deferred with ongoing industrial action “de-escalated”

Siptu says the Government has given enough money to the sector to allow the minimum wage to rise from €13 to €15

Move required to address threat of poverty and meet proposed benchmark figure of 34 per cent of average earnings

Senior Siptu official says employers need to reflect on change that will be required and how they will adapt

Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues

Options are limited for the 650 workers affected, with few other mines in operation in Ireland

Government had been exploring ways to help company with energy costs, local TD says

Darragh O’Brien’s commitment to support favourable treatment in public sector pay talks insufficient, Siptu says

Dispute between mostly part-time workers and LGMA revolves around pay, rosters and working conditions

Union accuses management side of failing to seriously engage on central issues in dispute

Local authority employees feared they might lose out if staying in councils when roles transfer to Uisce Éireann

‘No evidence whatsoever’ that shop steward had thrown punch in factory gate incident, Workplace Relations Commission finds

Operators in Limerick take 26,000 calls a year, mobilising 69 fire stations across the province

Nuremore Hotel, which won awards for its food during the 1990s, was serving wine from the local Aldi in its restaurant before it closed last year

Union says stoppages may cause disruption to supplies but come after 18 months of talks without breakthrough

Staff at board games maker accept redundancy offer as number of collective job losses soars in first three months of the year

Siptu hopes talks can resolve issue over professional status and pay grades

More than 80% of staff who took industrial action last year vote for agreement that includes mechanism for pursuit of future increases

Fire comes just a week after other incident left man (41) in critical condition on life support after suffering serious burns while changing vent

Siptu members in the National Ambulance Service concerned reform package not being implemented

Adrian Heller admitted throwing helmet but won award due to procedural flaws with his dismissal

Family of injured man reveal that he is on a life support on Cork University Hospital as they ask people for prayers for him

Dispute could lead to water outages and derail Government plans to establish Uisce Éireann as a stand-alone utility

The Ireland For All march will start at 1.30pm on Saturday from Parnell Square

Rehab said it could not afford the €900,000 cost of honouring agreement

Stoppages on March 1st and 8th at company that operates 20 Dublin and around half a dozen national routes

Taoiseach’s remarks ‘unhelpful’ in current climate, organisers of Ireland For All march said

Fórsa says long standing pay dispute needs to be brought ‘to a head’ but Siptu sees shift in HSE position as significant and welcome

Scheme for non-mechanic workers to join ranks rejected by 87 per cent of Siptu members balloted