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The Medical Laboratory Scientists Association has accused the HSE of suppressing posts that were vacant at the end of last year, and of failing to replace posts vacant since then

Medical scientists vote overwhelmingly for industrial act

Medical laboratory scientists have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute over staff shortages.

Business • 18 Dec 24

The CWU has tabled an emergency motion at its conference in Galway to ballot workers at DPD for industrial action - up to and including strike

CWU threatens industrial action at DPD Ireland

The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) has threatened industrial action at courier company DPD Ireland.

Business • 18 Apr 24

Fórsa trade union officials and Emerald Airlines management are due to meet this morning

Emerald Airlines' planned industrial action suspended

The Fórsa trade union said it has temporarily suspended all current and planned industrial action by pilots at Emerald Airlines.

Business • 31 Jul 23

The Make Amazon Pay initiative, which made the call for strikes, said industrial action was planned in over 30 countries

Amazon workers urged to strike on Black Friday

Some workers at Amazon sites in Germany and France downed tools today - Black Friday - as part of a move across the world to target the online retailer on one of the busiest shopping days of the year with calls for better pay.

Business • 25 Nov 22

The NUJ plans a consultative ballot to see whether Reach journalists wish to accept a new pay deal

Strike action by Reach journalists postponed

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has postponed next week's planned three-day strike action at newspaper group Reach following an approach from the publisher with a revised pay package.

Business • 09 Sep 22

Unions are yet to decide when strikes will take place, but warned they were likely to be during the peak summer holiday period

BA's Heathrow staff vote to strike over pay dispute

British Airways workers based at London's Heathrow AIrport have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

Business • 23 Jun 22

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain want the airline to change its plan to close several bases there

Ryanair cabin crew in Spain plan strikes in September

Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have announced plans to hold 10 days of strikes in September unless the airline changes its plans to close several bases in the country.

Business • 14 Aug 19

Stobart Air operates Aer Lingus Regional services

Stobart Air cabin crew to ballot for industrial action

Stobart Air cabin crew are to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over union recognition rights.

Employment • 01 Apr 19

Nurses are protesting over pay and recruitment issues

HSE outlines services that may be hit by nurses' strike

The HSE has issued advice for patients ahead of a planned strike by nurses this week.

Health • 27 Jan 19

Ryanair calls for the planned strike action to be called off in Italy, Ireland and Portugal

Ryanair says it cannot meet unions until Wednesday

Ryanair has told pilot unions it cannot meet their representatives before Wednesday, the day when strikes are scheduled in Ireland and Portugal.

Business • 16 Dec 17

Ryanair said it will publish contingency plans to minimise disruptions for customers affected by industrial action

Ryanair says industrial action will impact some flights

Ryanair said threatened industrial action by some of its pilots in five countries may lead to some flight disruptions next week and it will publish contingency plans to minimise the impact on Monday.

Business • 14 Dec 17

The industrial action would also include a work-to-rule

INMO nurses vote in favour of industrial action

90% of nurses belonging to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted to take industrial action, including one-day stoppages, in a dispute over staff shortages, recruitment and retention and working conditions.

inmo • 15 Dec 16

ASTI concerned over pay for newly qualified teachers and the withdrawal from supervision and substitution duties

ASTI to ballot teachers on industrial action

The possibility of school closures this autumn as a result of strike action by teachers has grown after the ASTI teachers' union decided to ballot members on industrial action.

News • 05 Sep 16

Nurses say HSE management has failed to deal with issues at a psychiatric unit at Galway University Hospital

Galway psychiatric nurses in industrial action

Psychiatric nurses at Galway University Hospital have started industrial action in a dispute over safety and staffing concerns.

News • 26 May 15

Further industrial action could include one day strikes or even an all out dispute

Dunnes workers plan to escalate industrial action

Angry workers are preparing to ratchet up industrial action against the Irish owned supermarket chain Dunnes Stores, RTÉ News has learned.

News • 12 Apr 15

93% of prison officers have voted to commence a work to rule from 26 March over safety concerns

Hopes prison industrial action may be averted

There are hopes that the looming industrial dispute in the prison service may be averted following an intervention by the National Oversight Group for the Haddington Road Agreement.

News • 13 Mar 15

Cabin crew are seeking a roster system similar to the one operated by the airline's pilots

Aer Lingus cabin crew strike to begin at midnight

Aer Lingus cabin crew will commence their 24-hour strike over rosters at midnight tonight.

Business • 29 May 14

Aer Lingus' head of flight operations said the changes sought were inefficient

IMPACT accepts Aer Lingus talks invitation

Aer Lingus cabin crew union IMPACT has accepted an invitation to talks from management.

Business • 28 May 14

Aer Lingus said the strike was deliberately timed to coincide with the important June bank holiday weekend

Strike plans have 'damaged' Aer Lingus bookings

Aer Lingus has issued an update in respect of April 2014 trading and the threatened industrial action by the IMPACT trade union.

Business • 20 May 14

Aer Lingus reports operating loss of 48.5m for the first three months of 2014

Aer Lingus reports deeper first quarter losses

Aer Lingus has reported an operating loss of €48.5m in the first three months of the year.

Business • 01 May 14

Marks & Spencer said the four Irish shops it closed were unprofitable

Workers at closed M&S shops back industrial action

Workers at the four Marks & Spencer shops which closed over the weekend have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action.

Business • 19 Aug 13

11 of the institute's 130 employees in the Republic were told they had been selected for compulsory redundancy

Accountants' institute facing industrial action

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland is facing industrial action next week in a row over compulsory redundancies.

News • 15 Nov 12

Planned SIPTU industrial action is over pensions

LRC urges SIPTU and DAA to halt actions

The Labour Relations Commission has called on SIPTU and the Dublin Airport Authority to halt their actions around planned industrial action at Aer Lingus and the DAA.

News • 26 Sep 12

Luas drivers to serve notice of industrial action

Luas drivers, who are members of SIPTU, have balloted for industrial action.

News • 21 Sep 12

Vodafone Ireland plans to outsource 300 jobs to Newry on 8 May

Vodafone Ireland workers stage wildcat strikes

Customer service workers at Vodafone Ireland held a number of wildcat strikes today in protest at the company's decision to outsource 300 jobs to a company in Northern Ireland.

News • 24 Apr 12

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