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Monday 30 November 2020
Instead of uniting against this draconian piece of legislation, the unions are operating under a ‘me fein’ attitude that will help no one, writes Kieran Allen.
The union says the new proposals don’t address its concerns about the broader economic effect of public pay cuts.
The INMO had rejected the Croke Park II pay deal but has said the new deal is the best available for its members
The Tánaiste calls for ‘calm, reasoned reflection’ after the Croke Park 2 pay proposals were struck down by public workers.
The Garda Representative Association says the deal now being voted on by the trade union movement is “blatantly unfair” .
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.
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.
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.
The cuts are in line with the Labour Relations Commission proposals that emerged from discussions on the Croke Park pay deal.
The Labour Relations Commission has released details of its proposals that unions will now be asked to vote on.
ICTU says the deal reached means better protections for public servants than across-the-board pay cuts.
Unions representing prison workers, hospital staff, ambulance workers and Gardaí attend a major rally in Tallaght.
The trade union says it can’t consider cutting members’ pay unless it knows what effect the cuts will have on the economy.
A draft Troika report, obtained by TheJournal.ie, reveals suggestions that the Croke Park Agreement may not go far enough.
We’re breaking the hiring freeze to staff our health service – and the new entrants will be taking the pay cuts nobody else wants.
Brendan Howlin says talks this week on getting more from the Croke Park Deal will not touch lower pay rates.
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform plans to meet with public sector unions next week.
Brendan Howlin says depending on how the first talks ago, the parties might start negotiations on a successor to Croke Park.
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and representatives of garda bodies appearing before Public Accounts Committee.
Public pay and pensions can’t be touched under Croke Park. So just how much of public spending does that make up?
The Public Accounts Committee is to review allowances paid to ministers and others – and could ask for them to be cut.
One Labour TD described the eight Fine Gael TDs as “belligerent”
The Department of Public Expenditure says Croke Park savings don’t include estimates for overheads – hours after Simon Coveney said otherwise.
Simon Coveney says Department of Finance guidelines for calculating Croke Park savings are not realistic in his case.
Public sector allowances are small fry – but the media storm is a distraction from the real bad news, writes Michael Taft.
We’ve asked all of the political parties and a smattering of independents to outline clearly and in detail their position on the Croke Park Agreement on public sector pay and reform. Here is what they said…
Public sector workers have seen their average wages rise while others fall – and this can’t continue, writes Keith Redmond.
Both Pat Rabbitte and Richard Bruton say the current deal runs until 2014 – and the government plans to see it through.
Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, has insisted the agreement on public sector pay and reform is delivering amid growing calls for it to be re-examined.
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that negotiations over the extension or renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement will be needed within the “next six to eight months if not sooner”.
The Irish Medical Organisation says talks last night on new work practices in the Health Sector were less constructive than hoped.
It is a key agreement between government and the public service representatives but just what exactly is the Public Service Agreement, as it is officially known, all about and why does it create so many talking points?
The public expenditure minister tells the Dáil that lower-paid public servants will not have their increments cut.
The financial advisor and broadcaster said the deal cocooned higher-level public servants and targeted cuts at the most vulnerable.
Plus – the latest estimate of the average industrial wage, and how close Spain is being pushed to an international bailout…
Trade unions are confused by the logic behind Leo Varadkar’s suggestions that some public staff should be laid off.
The Implementation Body for the public service pay deal says savings of €900m have been made between pay and non-pay.
The Labour leader insisted the agreement on public service pay and pensions was delivering the necessary reforms.
Both the TUI and ASTI say they will consider any cuts to teachers’ allowances as a breach of the Croke Park Agreement.
However, Hayes warned that a cultural change was essential for Ireland’s economic recovery.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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