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Public service pay talks are now officially underway
The talks will be facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission from next week.
Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
The talks will be facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission from next week.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney said that the government is aware of the ‘longstanding desire’ of the body to associate with the union
The talks will centre around the pay for 350,000 people who work in the public sector.
Unions have demanded that better supports are available to teachers who have been assaulted by students.
Dr Colm Henry said the HSE is finalising its policy around this at the moment.
The Oireachtas committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media discussed the issue today.
The unions said said the delay was “deeply damaging” to the morale of all health care workers.
The three unions tabled a joint motion on the issue.
The Fórsa union has said it wanted special education back “as soon as possible” but criticised “running commentary in the media”
Fórsa said its workers were genuinely fearful that a return to school was unsafe for students and staff.
Previous proposals to support healthcare workers with childcare provision had been described as inadequate by unions.
Unions are monitoring the situation but they say enforcement resources need to be increased.
The action may include striking.
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Stephen Kavanagh met with staff and union representatives yesterday evening.
After agreeing pay increases with the airline, staff representatives are pushing for a piece of the pie.
The National Ambulance Service Representative Association has said its members have voted by nearly 98% in favour of industrial action.
Ryanair said that the group in question had “no legal standing or validity”.
The union said that O’Connor will continue to be “involved” in another capacity.
Discussions have been taking place between management and unions over pay, rosters, and drivers’ productivity.
They’re to do with a lack of buses and too many impractical services, say drivers. And they’re not one bit impressed with the situation.
Unions that wish to be included in the deal will have to notify ICTU in writing
For three weeks in April, industrial action at the company brought the State-run transport services to a halt.
Strike action by gardaí was averted last year when a €50 million pay deal was struck in the Labour Court.
Michael O’Leary has denied that the loss of Ryanair pilots to rival airlines is partly to blame for hundreds of flight cancellations.
Firefighters and paramedics in Dublin want their overtime rate raised to 1.5 times regular pay, in line with the rest of the country and the Dublin City Council standard.
The union said that “on balance”, the pluses outweighed the negatives on the deal.
Leo was forced to defend some of his big manifesto promises today.
Both sides were up all night last night trying to reach an agreement.
The union said it was erring on the side of caution.
The dispute will come to a head in three weeks’ time.
Irish airline CityJet flies to several European cities, including London, Paris and Florence.
Pressure is mounting on government to deal with the public pay row, as private sector unions set to lodge pay claims.
The former Taoiseach isn’t sure if gardaí should have access to industrial relations mechanisms.
Teachers are not the only group set to strike over the coming weeks.
Dublin Bus says that the ongoing strikes have already cost it €4 million.
The Low Pay Commission have recommended raising the minimum wage from €9.15 to €9.25,
The company says they are breaching their contracts, but unions say participation in training is voluntary.