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Thursday 29 October 2020
SIPTU, the INMO, the IMO and Unite have all rejected the pay deal today.
An IMPACT survey says that the SNAs were assaulted by the children they work with, with 18 per cent saying it’s a daily occurrence.
Labour MEP Emer Costello said that women can find their earning power stymied during their early years, which can in turn affect their pension.
SIPTU is to vote on whether it will urge its members to accept or reject the latest Croke Park agreement.
The working conditions of 292,000 public workers could changed by the new proposals. So what happens now?
The country’s largest public service union says the deal is the best one that could be achieved through negotiations.
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
There is growing opposition to the proposed deal on cuts and reforms to public sector pay and conditions but the support of Impact and Siptu will be crucial for the government.
John Kidd, whose union claims to represent most of the firefighters working in Dublin, says he is barred from entering any fire station in the capital amid disputes with management over cuts to resources.
The Ebb and Flow lunar probes will be purposely sent to impact with a mountain because of their low orbit and low fuel levels.
The meeting follows the breakdown of talks over the staff pension scheme in the Labour Relations Committee last week.
Croke Park is polarising – but it wouldn’t have survived this long if it wasn’t working. Here’s ten reasons that prove it, writes Niall Shanahan.
Coder Dojo, Neuro Hero and Soar each won €200,000 each at the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards tonight.
Four unions have jointly called on the HSE not to cut funds to St Aidan’s in Gorey, Co Wexford, which provides services for children with special needs and older people.
From the San Siro to the Saputo.
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.
Figures from the CSO’s Quarterly National Household Survey put unemployment at its highest level since the financial crisis.
Social workers, physiotherapists and eleven other professions are facing the statutory registration charge by next year.
Hay fever sufferers are tired, take time off work, and avoid sex due to their symptoms, a new survey shows.
The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is expected to sign the referendum order today, kicking off just over a month of campaigning.
IMPACT say a No vote could result in a significant increase in the cost of borrowing for the State.
One union says it expects the review of some 800 different allowances and that some will go.
Firefighters in Dublin have expressed repeated concerns about oxygen sets which have failed on a number of occasions.
Dublin Fire Brigade has said it will retrain firefighters after newly-issued oxygen sets failed on several occasions.
The Transport minister tells Newstalk that he doesn’t view the airline as “strategic” – and would be willing to part with it.
The Labour Court ruling blocking proposed cuts in Dublin Fire Brigade this year has been welcomed by two unions but another plans to ballot members on possible industrial action.
Nine things you should know this morning…
Firefighters and paramedics in the capital are unhappy with proposed cuts to overtime, training and annual leave by Dublin Fire Brigade.
Cuts to overtime, training and annual leave at Dublin Fire Brigade are being disputed by unions representing firefighters and paramedics in the capital.
IFESA, representing many firefighters and paramedics in Dublin, will ballot its members next week over cuts to overtime, training and annual leave.
There will also be no compulsory redundancies thanks to “progress” under the Croke Park agreement.
Services are operating as normal today after pilots called off threatened industrial action yesterday. Details of the new agreements brokered at the Labour Relations Commission have emerged.
In your Fix for this bank holiday Monday: Aer Lingus pilots’ strike averted; good news from the IMF; Turmoil in Syria; Another Cheryl Cole u-turn; Wayne Rooney’s new hair; and do you feature in our mini-marathon gallery?
After industrial action scheduled to begin tomorrow was shelved, the two sides have reached an agreement on issues concerning pilots at Aer Lingus hubs in Galway and Belfast.
Agreements reached over rostering means that flights will operate as normal tomorrow. Talks at the Labour Relations Commission went on all night.
Negotiations have failed to find a resolution to the dispute over rosters. Pilots are threatening to begin industrial action tomorrow.
In your bank holiday Sunday Fix: Aer Lingus talks back on tonight; the source of the E. coli outbreak is found; Berlusconi’s ‘bunga bunga’ goes on; and did you miss the shuffle of honour for the Queen last month?
The Labour Relations Commission will host renewed talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ reps over planned industrial action.
Talks to avert a pilots’ strike on Tuesday have broken down – and pilots’ reps don’t believe the talks are likely to resume.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
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The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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