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Unions

# unions - Thursday 16 May, 2013

UPDATE: Bus Éireann proposals cut executive pay, restore driver premiums

Additional cash savings of €330,000 are expected to be made from contributions by executives, and directors also face a 20 per cent pay cut.

Bus Éireann services to operate as normal today

A minimum of 24 hours notice will be given for any industrial action, unions officials have said.

# unions - Wednesday 15 May, 2013

Row

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.

# unions - Thursday 9 May, 2013

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.

# unions - Saturday 20 April, 2013

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.

# unions - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

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.

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”.

# unions - Thursday 11 April, 2013

From Business ETC Croke Park 2

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.

# unions - Monday 1 April, 2013

Teachers discuss Croke Park II at conferences

INTO President spoke of “increasing anger” over education cuts.

# unions - Monday 18 March, 2013

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.

# unions - Thursday 14 March, 2013

From Business ETC Croke Park 2

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”.

# unions - Wednesday 13 March, 2013

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.

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.

# unions - Sunday 10 March, 2013

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.

# unions - Thursday 7 March, 2013

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.

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.

Bus Éireann workers reject labour commission proposals

Siptu members have voted “overwhelming” against what was tabled by the Labour Relations Commission.

# unions - Wednesday 6 March, 2013

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.

# unions - Saturday 2 March, 2013

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# unions - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

TUI recommends rejection of Croke Park II proposals

The union is to put the proposals to a ballot by its members.

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.

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.

# unions - Tuesday 26 February, 2013

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.

# unions - Sunday 24 February, 2013

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.

# unions - Wednesday 20 February, 2013

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.

# unions - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

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.

# unions - Monday 14 January, 2013

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# unions - Friday 11 January, 2013

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.

# unions - Saturday 15 December, 2012

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.

# unions - Wednesday 21 November, 2012

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.

# unions - Friday 9 November, 2012

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.

# unions - Tuesday 30 October, 2012

Unions serve Aer Lingus notice of industrial action

A two-hour work stoppage is scheduled to take place on Monday 19 November.

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.

# unions - Thursday 11 October, 2012

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”.

# unions - Sunday 16 September, 2012

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.

# unions - Saturday 15 September, 2012

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.

# unions - Friday 24 August, 2012

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Home Helps protest against cuts in Wicklow

The workers have had their pay and hours cut without consultation.

# unions - Wednesday 1 August, 2012

Aer Lingus and DAA staff vote for industrial action

Workers are unhappy with proposed changes to their pensions.

# unions - Monday 25 June, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

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?

# unions - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

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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