Siptu
Government and unions inching towards talks but no sign of white smoke
Both sides have a distance to travel before averting a second day of national shutdown
‘My pay hasn’t gone up – and everything else has’: Public sector workers have their say
Teachers, health workers, civil servants working in parks and tourist attractions say enough is enough as they take to pickets
Health service workers claim no choice but to strike
Mater hospital staff cite absence of pay deal, cost of living, inflation and surging property prices as reason for stoppage
Time to get down to business? Public opinion may shift if second strike takes place
With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets
Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?
Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute
Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Budget 2027 falls short of preventing public sector industrial action, say unions
Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers back pension deal officially ending dispute that sparked strikes last year
Almost all schools to close for second day in coming weeks as unions turn the screw
Leaders of country’s four largest public service unions met on Monday to consider escalation of their dispute over a new pay deal
Public sector unions reject Jack Chambers’ call to enter talks as disagreement remains
Work-to-rule among large portions of civil and public service began on Wednesday
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
More than 100,000 public sector workers to begin industrial action on Wednesday
Move comes as unions exert pressure on Coalition to start talks on new pay agreement
Ireland’s EU presidency may be about to hit a snag
Inside Politics: Civil servants’ work-to-rule could cause ‘serious disruption’; meanwhile, this is a dangerous moment in the North
Civil Service work-to-rule expected to disrupt EU presidency
Escalating public-sector pay dispute to create headache for Irish diplomats in Brussels during EU presidency
Medical scientists to join proposed public service industrial action over absence of pay deal
Association represents about 2,000 laboratory scientists, who carry out diagnostic testing in public hospitals
Aer Lingus to continue talks with unions on job cuts
Irish airline seeking to meet target set by owner to secure aircraft in the future
Aer Lingus to offer up to €180,000 redundancy to office staff
Deal includes five weeks’ pay for every year worked, unions insist on voluntary departures
School closures loom on separate days next month as teacher pay dispute escalates
Members of ASTI to begin work-to-rule on October 5th and will strike nine days later if ‘meaningful’ pay talks are not under way
Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers says
Provision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister says
Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action
Industrial action by over 160,000 public sector workers due to begin later this month
Siptu ‘guardedly welcomes’ RTÉ’s stripped-back coverage of Ireland-Israel games
Broadcaster will not run ads or studio presentation during Nations League meetings between Republic of Ireland and Israel
Teachers back industrial action including one-day strike that would close primary schools
Union says ballot result is ‘an emphatic mandate from teachers in primary and special schools who are struggling to make ends meet’
Workers’ demands for a cost-of-living package won’t be easily dismissed
Jack Chambers and Micheál Martin are giving mixed messaging on social partnership
Pay rise of 6% agreed for childcare workers but up to €10m in public funding to be lost
Public funding of €10m will be unclaimed due to length of time it took Siptu and employers to agree a deal
Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strike
A further strike if necessary ‘is also planned’, Irish Congress of Trade Unions says, as it puts pressure on Government over new pay deal
Labour Court dismisses €77,000 claim by RTÉ worker for alleged unpaid entitlements
Court recommends claimant should accept offer of ex gratia lump sum of €2,800
Hospitals face disruption as three trade unions set to start campaign of industrial action
Fórsa, Siptu and INMO have all said they will take action on September 30th
INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay deal
Nursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facing
Threat of public sector industrial action ‘completely unwarranted’ – Chambers
Minister for Public Expenditure made the remarks while insisting the Government wants a ‘fair’ public pay deal
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union
Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan
Public sector workers’ strike vote is no bluff, union says
‘This is a mess of the Government’s own making,’ Siptu’s Adrian Kane says
Public sector faces widespread strikes if new pay deal not agreed
Siptu members overwhelmingly back industrial action, while 100,000-member Fórsa will announce the outcome of its ballot on Tuesday
Aer Lingus jobs cuts plan vague, says cabin crew union
Airline seeking to lay off up to 500 workers to cut costs
Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court
Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination
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