# trade-union - Saturday 25 June, 2022
# Mick Lynch
# Mick Lynch
From “the craic” to James Connolly, Mick Lynch’s Irish heritage has shaped his political views.
# trade-union - Tuesday 19 April, 2022
# Industrial Relations
# Industrial Relations
Defence Forces Officers voted 85% in favour of joining the trade union body.
# trade-union - Wednesday 24 November, 2021
# Public Transport
# Public Transport
The trade union said its representatives had written today to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan
# trade-union - Wednesday 30 December, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
Cabinet is meeting today to discuss the “rapid” and “exponential” growth in Covid-19 infections.
# trade-union - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# Forsa
# Forsa
Fórsa says that the pandemic has changed people’s view of a four-day week from “radical” to “feasible”.
# trade-union - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
That’s according to a survey conducted by trade union Fórsa.
# trade-union - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Workers
# Workers
The agreement between the Trade Union Federation and the CIF was signed today.
# trade-union - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Debenhams
# Debenhams
The closure of the Irish branches of Debenhams saw the loss of 2,000 jobs.
# trade-union - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Radiography
# Radiography
The students had been calling on Simon Harris to pay them for their work during the pandemic.
# trade-union - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
# Construction
# Construction
It comes after criticism that the construction industry is not responding quickly enough to the ongoing Covid-19 emergency.
# trade-union - Friday 21 February, 2020
# Section 39
# Section 39
Siptu members employed by Section 39 organisations are taking strike action across the country.
# trade-union - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
Over 90% of the Teachers Union of Ireland’s 19,000 members voted in favour of taking industrial action today.
# trade-union - Thursday 23 January, 2020
# When I'm 65
# When I'm 65
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed to reporters today that the transitional pension would only apply to 66-year-olds.
# trade-union - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Better Pay
# Better Pay
Up to 35 staff members at the company voted to go on strike in September.
# trade-union - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Survey
# Survey
The Christmas party has long been identified as the most common off-site location of workplace sexual harassment, the survey said.
# trade-union - Friday 8 November, 2019
# Pay Increase
# Pay Increase
However, 2.25% falls short of the 3.4% increase that the Mandate union was seeking on behalf of its members.
# trade-union - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Ryanair brought proceedings against the union over a planned 48-hour strike last August.
# trade-union - Thursday 26 September, 2019
# Employment
# Employment
A number of organisations have come together in support of the idea, saying productivity levels could be maintained or even increased.
# trade-union - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
# Trade Union
# Trade Union
The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.
# trade-union - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
# Coast Guard
# Coast Guard
From Thursday, the pilots will engage in a work-to-rule action.
# trade-union - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# Support Our Secretaries
# Support Our Secretaries
Kathleen O’Doherty from Donegal has written to eight Education Ministers about school secretaries’ pay.
# trade-union - Thursday 22 November, 2018
# Future Of Work
# Future Of Work
Fewer working hours could benefit both individuals and the economy, Kevin Callinan writes.
# trade-union - Sunday 11 November, 2018
# Digging In
# Digging In
The union has disputed the claim of a 65% increase in wages in the last four years, as its members’ contracts currently stipulate an hourly wage of €12.50.
# trade-union - Saturday 6 October, 2018
# Apprenticeships
# Apprenticeships
It said more must be done to get women into the trade.
# trade-union - Thursday 6 September, 2018
# RIP
# RIP
“Her death marks the passing of a remarkable woman of whom it can truly be said: ‘She made a difference’.”
# trade-union - Sunday 2 September, 2018
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
Lloyds Pharmacy last week issued a statement outlining it had agreed on a new deal.
# trade-union - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Up In The Air
# Up In The Air
Fórsa said it’s looking forward to “securing improvements in terms and conditions” for employees.
# trade-union - Friday 10 August, 2018
# Sports Direct
# Sports Direct
It emerged today that the chain was bought up by the British group Sports Direct.
# trade-union - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
According to trade union organiser Paul Dillon, Ireland has the weakest trade union recognition laws in Western Europe.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Productivity at work is up, but we need to see decent pay rises and career progression for all workers. Trade union membership is the key to this, writes Paul Dillon.
# trade-union - Thursday 12 July, 2018
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
The industrial action began at 1am this morning.
# trade-union - Friday 22 June, 2018
# Gig Economy
# Gig Economy
A report found that a quarter of RTÉ freelance contracts have features “akin to employment”.
# trade-union - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
# Emergency Services
# Emergency Services
The trade union wants “a uniform response by local authorities to extreme weather events”.
# trade-union - Saturday 13 January, 2018
# General Election
# General Election
O’Connor was the general president of the Ireland’s largest trade union for over 14 years.
# trade-union - Monday 18 December, 2017
# Let's Talk
# Let's Talk
The company will now meet union representatives tomorrow night.
# trade-union - Thursday 8 June, 2017
# Lansdowne 2.0
# Lansdowne 2.0
A draft deal to succeed the Lansdowne Road agreement was reached late last night.
# trade-union - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
# Pay Dispute
# Pay Dispute
Up to 15 stores could be affected by the strike action next week, with more ballots due tonight.
# trade-union - Monday 6 February, 2017
# Pay Deal
# Pay Deal
Iarnród Éireann, or Irish Rail, want efficiency improvements before they implement the pay deal. Workers say that’s not what was agreed.
# trade-union - Monday 16 January, 2017
# Dispute
# Dispute
Plans to cut overtime emerged last week and unions have warned people in rural areas would be particularly affected.
# trade-union - Sunday 7 August, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The word ‘strike’ has been bandied about recently as gardaí demand pay restoration – could they actually do it?
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