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On 4, 11, 18 and 25 November, between 7am-7pm, individual garda members will withdraw labour to coincide with the GRA industrial relations action

Varadkar: Strike would change perception of gardaí

Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has said that if gardaí go on strike, people will never look at the force the same way again.

News • 18 Oct 16

The ASTI is due to ballot members shortly on industrial action which could see schools close

Call for ASTI to accept Lansdowne Road Agreement

The Minister for Education has again called on the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland to engage in talks with his Department and accept the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

News • 22 Sep 16

The payment will be restored in two lump sums commencing in October

TUI members to receive €800 pay restoration

Second-level teachers belonging to the Teachers Union of Ireland are due to receive the first restoration of supervision and substitution payments worth €800 on 13 October.

News • 16 Sep 16

ASTI President hopes for constructive talks but believes schools could be shut in pay row

Schools could shut over ASTI pay row

School closures are looking increasingly likely following a warning from the ASTI that it is preparing to ballot its members in a row over pay.

News • 08 Aug 16

Unions say staff have not received recognition for extra duties

38,000 HSE employees to ballot on strike action

Some 38,000 Health Service Executive employees are to ballot for strike action in a dispute over delays in the introduction of a job evaluation scheme.

News • 27 Jul 16

Staff will provide an emergency service during the strike period

Ambulance staff set for all-out strike next month

The National Ambulance Service is facing the prospect of disruption next month after SIPTU members served notice of an all-out strike from Wednesday 10 August.

News • 19 Jul 16

New gardaí are paid €23,171 and after one year are due to receive a pay increment of €2,301

Garda union protests outside Government Buildings

Members of the Garda Representative Association are due to gather at the gates of Government Buildings this morning to protest at the imposition of financial emergency legislation on its members.

News • 19 Jul 16

The ASTI is one of a number of unions who have rejected the incoming Lansdowne Road Agreement

Teachers' action will lead to disruption - Bruton

The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton said he is disappointed at the decision by teachers to reject a proposal to facilitate talks, adding that the action will lead to disruption in schools during the new academic year.

News • 08 Jul 16

The Garda Representative Association has rejected the agreement

Varadkar appeals to unions to accept LRA

Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has appealed to the unions who have not signed up to the Landsdowne Road Agreement to do so.

News • 01 Jul 16

Paschal Donohoe said measures implemented under the act were prudent

Govt renews public service pay cut legislation

Emergency legislation, known as FEMPI, which permitted public service pay cuts described as draconian by unions has been renewed by the Government.

News • 30 Jun 16

ASTI will issue a formal directive to members to withdraw from the additional hours

Risk of secondary school closures increases

The risk of secondary schools experiencing closures from September has increased after the ASTI voted to instruct members to cease working the 33 unpaid hours introduced under the Croke Park Agreement.

News • 28 Jun 16

The ASTI has rejected the LRA which comes into force next Friday when the Haddington Road Agreement expires

Teachers given ultimatum over Lansdowne Agreement

The Department of Education has given the ASTI an ultimatum that if its members do not agree to co-operate with the Lansdowne Road Agreement they face serious consequences.

News • 24 Jun 16

GRA and the AGSI have rejected the Lansdowne Road Agreement

Talks over garda pay and conditions break down

The Garda Representative Association has said that talks with Department of Justice officials aimed at defusing a row over pay, conditions and the Lansdowne Road Agreement have broken down.

News • 22 Jun 16

A protest organised by the ASTI took place outside the Department of Education this afternoon

Teachers accuse Department of interference

The leadership of the ASTI second level teachers' union has demonstrated outside the Department of Education this afternoon in protest at what they say is the interference of the Department in the democratic processes of their union.

News • 06 May 16

In accepting the proposals, the INMO said the level of pay restoration under the agreement was viewed as minimal

INMO votes in favour of Lansdowne Road Agreement

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has become the latest union to accept the Lansdowne Road Agreement for phased restoration of pay cuts.

News • 27 Aug 15

The union is recommending acceptance of the deal but was critical of the Government

CPSU to recommend Lansdowne Road proposals

The union representing lower-paid civil servants is to recommend acceptance of the Lansdowne Road Agreement in a ballot later this summer.

News • 30 Jun 15

The INMO executive backed the proposals despite feeling more could have been done

INMO recommends acceptance of Lansdowne Road deal

The Irish Nurses and Midwives' Organisation has recommended acceptance of the proposed Lansdowne Road Agreement.

News • 10 Jun 15

The union decided to recommend members back the agreement at a meeting today

SIPTU to recommend accepting Lansdowne agreement

SIPTU, the country's largest union, is to recommend that members accept the Lansdowne Road Agreement on public sector pay when it is put out to ballot.

News • 05 Jun 15

The IMO is to convene a ballot of members affected by the proposal on public sector pay restoration

IMO Council votes against Lansdowne Road Agreement

The Council of Irish Medical Organisation has voted to recommend that its members reject the Lansdowne Road Agreement.