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Sunday 25 October 2020
The ex-workers said they would continue to defend the stock and are turning their attention to KPMG.
Siptu members employed by Section 39 organisations are taking strike action across the country.
The dispute centres around the big pay differences in the early years of employment between those hired before and after 2011.
The action may include striking.
And what impact will it have?
A strike by 10,000 healthcare workers is set to take place on Thursday.
Strikes planned for this week were suspended after Labour Court intervention yesterday evening.
A group of protesters gathered outside Harris’ home in Co Wicklow yesterday afternoon.
He said he’d have preferred the weekend.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have announced a 24-hour strike for 30 January.
Siptu says staff are due an increase in pay following a job evaluation process.
Talks will begin later this morning to try to resolve the long-running Ryanair dispute.
Ryanair pilots based in Ireland are staging their fourth one-day strike action today since 12 July.
Ryanair and Fórsa have failed to reach an agreement on their disputes to date.
The airline said last week that all 3,500 customers affected by the cancellations have already been notified.
The airline has cancelled 30 of its 290 flights between Ireland and the UK tomorrow.
Ryanair said it was “disappointed” by the strike action and called it “unnecessary”.
The retailer rejected a recommendation from the Labour Court that it negotiate with trade union Mandate over pay conditions.
Education Minister Richard Bruton said that it isn’t possible to negotiate a deal for teachers separate to other public sectors.
Some 12,000 Section 39 workers receive dual salary funding between the HSE and voluntary contributions.
A one day strike is expected to go ahead from midnight tonight.
Strike action by gardaí was averted last year when a €50 million pay deal was struck in the Labour Court.
‘Indefinite’ industrial action is due to begin at some Tesco stores from Tuesday 14 February.
A number of days of industrial action are scheduled to take place next month.
Strike action now looks inevitable.
Siptu said the firefighters are prepared to go on all-out strike if there is no agreement.
IMPACT trade union claimed staff at the facility were not given proper protective gear when dealing with violent detainees.
The gardaí are not the only public servants who are currently locked in talks.
The Taoiseach is facing questions from his fellow party leaders.
The proposed dates for the strike are November 4, 11, 18 and 25.
French air traffic controllers are striking today and tomorrow.
Back in 2004, for one day.
Some 30,000 customers will have their flights cancelled tomorrow.
The workers are protesting changes to contacts for up to 300 staff members.
Transdev this week walked out of talks in which drivers asked for a 26.5% pay increase.
A new poll finds strong opposition to the industrial action by Luas workers over pay.
The TUI is taking issue with low pay for teachers and lack of employment security.
Work stoppages of two hours will be taking place in hospitals around the country next Tuesday.
Planning a journey this Friday?
Industrial action by workers is set to last for the next two weeks.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
