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Talks at the WRC are aimed at averting the one-day strike by 10,000 HSE support staff on Thursday

Strike by HSE support staff to go ahead on Thursday

Cork University Maternity Hospital is among the healthcare facilities to be affected by the strike

10,000 health support staff to strike on 20 June

Health / 05 Jun

The result of a ballot for strike action by 17,000 health support personnel will be announced tomorrow

36 health service facilities face threat of disruption

Ireland / 16 May

Over 1,000 chefs who went through a similar process are also involved in the dispute and may end up on strike

SIPTU warns of strike action by health staff over pay

Health / 04 Apr

SIPTU says its members have been underpaid for many years

Hospital support staff to ballot for strike action

Health / 29 Mar

The report calls for services such as waste collection to be returned to councils

Push for councils to retake control of services

Ireland / 27 Mar

The nurses' and midwives' dispute centred on pay and staff shortages in the health service

The nurses' dispute: Why isn't it over?

Analysis and Comment / 18 Mar

SIPTU said that after scrutinising the draft contract, the union had decided to reject it

SIPTU says Government's nursing proposals unacceptable

Health / 12 Mar

The INMO said the Government had offered an unreasonable contract for nurses

INMO and HSE to return to Labour Court over dispute

Health / 11 Mar

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation described the talks as being at a 'critical' phase

Talks under way at WRC between Govt and nursing unions

Ireland / 08 Mar

The union's Deputy General Secretary has said there has been little mention of extra support for workers who could be affected by a no-deal Brexit

Calls for contingency fund in event of hard Brexit

Brexit / 20 Dec 18

The meeting follows a Labour Court hearing last September

SIPTU meeting at Coca-Cola to seek union recognition

Connacht / 06 Dec 18

SIPTU represents over half of the 12,000 workers in Section 39 bodies

Workers in HSE-funded agencies back pay equality bid

Employment / 04 Dec 18

Aer Lingus issued a memo to staff regarding the issues

Aer Lingus to increase CCTV monitoring of staff

Ireland / 03 Dec 18

Finian McGrath's position could put the Independent Alliance on a collision course with its Fine Gael coalition colleagues

McGrath supporting call to renegotiate public pay deal

Ireland / 04 Oct 18

The talks took place at the Workplace Relations Commission

Talks over Section 39 workers pay are adjourned

Ireland / 18 Sep 18

SIPTU's Paul Bell says his members are entitled to have their pay restored

Section 39 strike deferred to allow for talks at WRC

News / 14 Sep 18

The Cross City Line was introduced in December 2017

Row over Luas drivers' lunch bags

Luas / 31 Aug 18

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions upheld a complaint by SIPTU against Unite in relation to alleged poaching of crane operators

Unions settle dispute over crane operators

Business / 09 Jul 18

SIPTU wants extra pay or compensation for council staff during extreme weather events

'Red alert' compensation sought for council staff

News / 14 Mar 18

Result of drivers' strike ballot by the National Bus and Rail Union and SIPTU is due on 20 February

Rail management and union talks ongoing at WRC

Ireland / 12 Feb 18

The dispute is over mentoring of trainees

Talks at WRC over Irish Rail train drivers dispute

News / 08 Feb 18

Section 39 employees took pay cuts in 2010

Health workers plan strike action in pay dispute

Ireland / 29 Jan 18

Five unions are involved in the dispute

Rail unions vote to accept deal over wage dispute

Ireland / 08 Dec 17

The action is likely to affect 155,000 passenger journeys per day

Rail unions announce series of 24-hour stoppages

News / 20 Oct 17

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