Union chief: ‘ESB are refusing to engage in discussions’
ESB unions voted unanimously to hold a ballot for industrial action over pensions.
View ArticleASTI to discuss industrial action by teachers
In a ballot on Friday, teachers rejected the Haddington Road public sector pay deal and voted in favour of industrial action.
View ArticleIMO recommends junior doctors say ‘yes’ to LRC proposals
After negotiations at the Labour Relations Commission, the IMO said this evening that there had been proposals put forward by the HSE.
View ArticleDublin Bus drivers vote on new company plan
The drivers have been voting since yesterday and the result is due later today.
View ArticleSIPTU will sanction Dublin Bus strike if voted for by drivers
The workers are to be ballotted on strike action next Tuesday and Wednesday.
View ArticleSIPTU Dublin Bus drivers vote against industrial action
SIPTU said the acceptance of cost reduction proposals by the majority of workers indicated that any strike action would not have the level of unity required.
View ArticleStaff at DAA, Shannon Airport and Aer Lingus to hold ballot on industrial action
SIPTU members in Aer Lingus and the DAA are involved in a pension dispute.
View ArticleASTI accepts latest Haddington Road Agreement
ASTI General Secretary Pat King said failure by the Government to meet its commitments under the deal would be unacceptable.
View ArticleSIPTU members at Aer Lingus and DAA to vote on strike action
The decision comes a month after SIPTU said that Aer Lingus had threatened them with legal action legal action if they went ahead with a ballot.
View ArticleASTI and TUI to ballot members on non-cooperation with new Junior Cert
The unions say teachers’ concerns over the planned revamp of the junior cycle aren’t being addressed.
View ArticleQuinn prepared to have Dept officials meet with concerned teachers
Teachers have expressed their concern about the implementation of the new Junior Cycle Student Award, which will replace the Junior Cert.
View Article4.5 days: The amount of training English teachers will get for junior cycle...
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn said he “would’ve loved” if the working group on junior certificate reform could have met last year but ASTI made that impossible.
View ArticleThree years on, here are the most memorable images of the 2011 election campaign
This time three years ago Ireland was in the middle of one of the most dramatic general elections the country has ever seen. Remember all these memorable moments from the campaign?
View ArticleSF Ireland South candidate: “We have to put up with the fact that we’re part...
Liadh Ní Riada says she’s determined to work within the structures of the EU to help Ireland access further funds for job creation.
View ArticleSIPTU to vote on strike action at Irish Rail
Irish Rail said that the failure to implement cost saving measures will result in redundancies and the closure of some lines.
View ArticleSelfies in the polling booth are a bad idea, says Department
Consider yourselves warned… Yes, that includes you, Taoiseach.
View Article“We have to be more sensitive, obviously” — Phil Hogan’s response to Election...
The Environment Minister acknowledged that “people are hurting” but said that after three years of tough decisions “you expect people not to be rewarding you for that”.
View ArticleIrish Rail workers vote for industrial action but don’t want to strike
SIPTU said industrial action will only happen if changes to pay and conditions are implemented without agreement.
View ArticleBallot papers unchanged since 1963 need to be ‘modernised’
The format of referendum ballot papers has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years.
View ArticleSIPTU members at Irish Rail to vote on new proposals
The ballot will start on Thursday and will be counted next month.
View ArticleHospital workers ballot in support of industrial ballot, but might not affect...
The action involves five hospitals in the Limerick group.
View ArticleIrish Rail staff to have their say on proposed cuts
The result of a SIPTU ballot is expected to be known on 11 July.
View ArticleIrish Rail staff could strike over proposed pay cuts
Members of the National Bus and Railworkers’ Union are waiting to see if Irish Rail will proceed with proposed pay cuts.
View ArticleStaff in six of Dublin’s major hospitals vote for strike action
The pay and roster dispute involves hospital porters, catering operatives, laboratory assistants and CSSD Technicians.
View ArticleUkrainian voters head to the polls in snap elections for a new parliament
Iti’s expected the egislature filled with reformers and nationalists backing President Petro Poroshenko’s drive to bring Ukraine closer to the West.
View ArticleUnion insists no plans for Christmas strike as Aer Lingus cabin crew vote on...
Impact has issued a new ballot on industrial action following legal advice.
View Article‘We’re ready’: Fianna Fáil selects two familiar faces to run in the next...
Party leader Micheál Martin and finance spokesperson, Michael McGrath, were nominated in Cork South Central.
View ArticleSnap elections to be held after Greece fails to elect a president
Stavros Dimas received votes 168 today from parliament’s 300 seats — short of the 180 votes needed to win.
View Article‘Irish prisons run smoothly on the goodwill of staff – that will end’
Voluntary duties are to be withdrawn from prison officers under industrial action voted on yesterday.
View ArticlePeople are coming #HomeToVote and it’s making Ireland fierce emotional
Chopping a giant onion here, sorry.
View ArticleRobbie Keane did NOT vote for Lionel Messi to win this year’s Ballon d’Or
Meanwhile, Irish manager Martin O’Neill nominated Eden Hazard as one of his picks.
View ArticleWe've been promised four referendums - but not one on abortion
Instead, a ‘Citizens’ Assembly’ will be able to make recommendations to the Dáil on issues like the Eighth Amendment.
View ArticleGardaí vote overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over pay
The ballot results were announced this morning.
View ArticleHealth Minister: 'I don't believe the threat of industrial action helps anyone'
Siptu has announced a ballot of more than 25,000 support staff.
View ArticleDublin Fire Brigade to be balloted on strike action
Siptu says a lack of ambulances means firefighters are overworked and under-resourced.
View ArticleBus Éireann Unite members vote unanimously to strike
The state-run transport service has announced a range of cost-cutting measures.
View ArticleFour Tesco stores vote to join strike, six vote against
From Monday, 20 stores will be subject to industrial action.
View ArticleSchool bus drivers to be asked if they want to join strike action
Bus Éireann workers have been striking for eight days now – but school services hadn’t been affected.
View ArticleLargest Bus Éireann union votes to accept Labour Court recommendations
Their acceptance means that no further strike action is likely at the service in the near-future.
View ArticleAustralia is voting on same-sex marriage - but it's not as straightforward as...
There’s support for a change – but the process begins with a non-binding postal vote.
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