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Bus Éireann services to run as normal tomorrow
No agreement was reached during today’s talks and discussions aimed at resolving the row are expected to continue for some time.
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May 15th 2013, 4:31 PM
Bus Eireann staff could undertake industrial action on Sunday
The move would be due to the introduction of cuts by the company to save €5 million.
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May 9th 2013, 9:52 AM
Aaron McKenna: We must sacrifice industrial peace to save the nation
We have been treating nurses and gardai as equal in importance to receptionists and quango directors, they are not equal in importance, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Apr 20th 2013, 8:00 AM
Croke Park II rejected as SIPTU, INTO, Unite and INMO vote No
SIPTU, the INMO, the IMO and Unite have all rejected the pay deal today.
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Apr 16th 2013, 6:05 PM
Hayes: People shouldn't be fooled by union leaders
The Junior Minister said that those arguing for a No vote are “arguing for the unknown”.
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Apr 16th 2013, 4:30 PM
Unions against Croke Park deal will 'not be bound' by ICTU vote
Minister Brendan Howlin ha said that it is “dishonest” to say that there are no consequences arising from a ‘no’ vote.
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Apr 11th 2013, 5:42 PM
Teachers discuss Croke Park II at conferences
INTO President spoke of “increasing anger” over education cuts.
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Apr 1st 2013, 5:57 PM
Frontline workers ramp up campaign against Croke Park 2
Gardaí, nurses and firefighters will see their pay cut by between 3 and 11 per cent under the pay deal, says the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance.
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Mar 18th 2013, 2:58 PM
SIPTU encourages members to accept Croke Park agreement
The union said that the proposals on the table were “the best that could be obtained through negotiation”.
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Mar 14th 2013, 7:02 PM
Unions to address "major public meeting" against Croke Park 2 proposals
A nationwide campaign against the proposals will include a major public meeting in Cork City Hall.
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Mar 13th 2013, 7:05 AM
Column: Croke Park 2 is a watershed moment in the Irish trade union movement
Croke Park 2 is a serious reversal of rights won by trade unions over decades. If rejected, it will be the union leaders that will come under question, writes Kieran Allen.
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Mar 13th 2013, 7:00 AM
Column: In comparison to public sector workers in the US, Irish frontline workers are poorly paid
New recruits to frontline services in Boston can be paid three times more than what the Irish government has sought to establish as the new starting salary for public service workers. Larry Donnelly discusses the reasons for the disparity in salaries.
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Mar 10th 2013, 8:15 AM
Secondary teachers' union to recommend No vote on pay proposals
The ASTI says public sector workers have already contributed enough, and savings should be made through the tax system.
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Mar 7th 2013, 7:11 PM
Four unions launch joint No campaign to Croke Park 2
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) and Unite are joinign in a campaign against the new proposals.
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Mar 7th 2013, 5:52 PM
Bus Éireann workers reject labour commission proposals
Siptu members have voted “overwhelming” against what was tabled by the Labour Relations Commission.
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Mar 7th 2013, 3:30 PM
Croke Park 2: Four unions to launch joint No campaign
The INMO, IMO, CPSU and Unite are to launch their joint campaign against the Croke Park proposals tomorrow.
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Mar 6th 2013, 8:32 PM
The Evening Fix...now with added strangely attractive snails
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Mar 2nd 2013, 7:50 PM
TUI recommends rejection of Croke Park II proposals
The union is to put the proposals to a ballot by its members.
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Feb 27th 2013, 10:20 PM
Civil servant union to recommend No vote on Croke Park II
The AHCPS which represents more than 2,700 public sector workers says its members have already taken pay reductions of at least 15 per cent.
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Feb 27th 2013, 8:51 AM
In full: The proposed public sector pay deal
The Labour Relations Commission has published the full document that proposes changes to public sector pay and conditions or Croke Park II as it is more commonly known.
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Feb 27th 2013, 8:48 AM
Howlin tells public servants Croke Park II will be 'the last ask'
The Taoiseach said that unions will have to ‘scrutinise’ the draft agreement today.
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Feb 26th 2013, 8:45 AM
Column: Croke Park talks show there is no ease up on austerity
Trumpeting their success with the promissory note last week, up against the unions this week. We are not out of the woods yet, not by a long shot, writes Kieran Allen.
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Feb 24th 2013, 8:15 AM
US CEO mocks ‘three hours a day’ French workers
“They get one hour for breaks and lunch, talk for three and work for three,” the head of a US company wrote in a letter.
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Feb 20th 2013, 5:53 PM
Nurses will "never agree" to Sunday premium cuts
The INMO said it will not be moving the proposals as it returns to talks on the Croke Park Agreement today.
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Feb 19th 2013, 8:45 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Jan 14th 2013, 8:50 AM
Bus Éireann management and unions meet for talks at Labour Relations Commission
Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association and Siptu have threatened industrial action from this Sunday.
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Jan 11th 2013, 7:59 AM
Aaron McKenna: Plight of nurses exposes futility of the Croke Park deal
We’re breaking the hiring freeze to staff our health service – and the new entrants will be taking the pay cuts nobody else wants.
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Dec 15th 2012, 8:15 AM
Howlin wants to extend Croke Park to 2016 and make extra €1bn savings
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform plans to meet with public sector unions next week.
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Nov 21st 2012, 10:03 AM
SIPTU calls emergency meeting of Aer Lingus pension committee
They are to discuss an IBEC/ICTU five-point-plan aimed at establishing a process to resolve the pension dispute at the airline.
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Nov 9th 2012, 6:54 PM
Unions serve Aer Lingus notice of industrial action
A two-hour work stoppage is scheduled to take place on Monday 19 November.
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Oct 30th 2012, 6:43 PM
Unions meet to discuss Aer Lingus industrial action
The meeting follows the breakdown of talks over the staff pension scheme in the Labour Relations Committee last week.
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Oct 30th 2012, 9:19 AM
Gilmore: 'Individual departments' to pursue public sector allowance cuts
The Tánaiste says the planned removal of public sector allowances will be done in “accordance with industrial relation procedures”.
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Oct 11th 2012, 11:53 AM
Teachers respond to Taoiseach's 40-hour-week request
Teachers’ unions say they already work more than 40 hours a week – and more than their counterparts across the globe.
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Sep 16th 2012, 2:09 PM
Column: We just can’t afford it any more – the case against Croke Park
Public sector workers have seen their average wages rise while others fall – and this can’t continue, writes Keith Redmond.
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Sep 15th 2012, 12:00 PM
Home Helps protest against cuts in Wicklow
The workers have had their pay and hours cut without consultation.
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Aug 24th 2012, 4:26 PM
Aer Lingus and DAA staff vote for industrial action
Workers are unhappy with proposed changes to their pensions.
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Aug 1st 2012, 6:12 PM
Poll: Should the Croke Park Agreement be renegotiated?
Health minister James Reilly has raised the possibility of cutting some health service pay rates – but this would breach the deal. What do you think?
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Jun 25th 2012, 10:06 AM
Unions, staff to hold talks at Shannon over plans to sell off hangar
Staff and unions for Aer Lingus are unhappy with the plan which will see 55 workers face compulsory redundancy or relocation.
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Jun 19th 2012, 6:45 AM
Croke Park agreement 'should not exist at all' - Eddie Hobbs
The financial advisor and broadcaster said the deal cocooned higher-level public servants and targeted cuts at the most vulnerable.
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Jun 17th 2012, 12:53 PM
Number of industrial disputes down in the first quarter of this year
While just one dispute was ongoing in the first quarter of 2012, there were three disputes ongoing during the same period last year.
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May 15th 2012, 4:45 PM
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