# unite - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
# Aer Lingus
# Aer Lingus
Staff and unions for Aer Lingus are unhappy with the plan which will see 55 workers face compulsory redundancy or relocation.
# unite - Sunday 27 May, 2012
# Referendum
# Referendum
Three of the country’s major trade unions have reiterated their call for a No vote in the upcoming Fiscal Compact referendum.
# unite - Monday 30 April, 2012
# Referendum
# Referendum
The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is expected to sign the referendum order today, kicking off just over a month of campaigning.
# unite - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
# Fiscal Treaty
# Fiscal Treaty
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says there is no support for the treaty in it ranks – but that it fears a No vote could exclude Ireland from the European Stability Mechanism.
# Referendum
# Referendum
Three major trade unions have called on its members to vote No in the referendum next month.
# unite - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
# Referendum
# Referendum
The Tánaiste has appealed directly to union members suggesting that leaders are not acting in the best interests of members.
# unite - Monday 23 April, 2012
# Referendum
# Referendum
Technical Engineering and Electrical Union has become the third trade union to advise members to vote No in the fiscal compact treaty.
# unite - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
# Household Charge
# Household Charge
The trade union has dismissed the charge as unfair and called on its members not to pay – all 60,000 of them.
# unite - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
# Household Charge
# Household Charge
The latest figures show that around 36,000 properties have registered to pay since last Thursday evening but that’s less than fifth of the number eventually expected to pay.
# unite - Thursday 1 March, 2012
# Austerity
# Austerity
Marches took place across Spain as well as in Paris, Athens, Lisbon and Brussels, with hundreds at a demo in Dublin.
# unite - Wednesday 29 February, 2012
# ESB
# ESB
Workers will be asked to consider plans which management says are needed in order to cut payroll costs by €140 million.
# unite - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
# EBS
# EBS
94 per cent of Unite members withdraw their action and to accept a deal brokered at the Labour Relations Commission last week.
# unite - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
# EBS
# EBS
Staff at the building society were due to walk out tomorrrow, but have agreed to LRC talks with management.
# unite - Wednesday 11 January, 2012
# 13th Month
# 13th Month
Staff will picket EBS branches and the offices of its parent bank AIB, in protest at the withholding of a December payment.
# unite - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
# EBS
# EBS
However, Unite said it was hopeful the decision not to make a Christmas payment would be reversed.
# EBS
# EBS
Staff at the State-owned building society say their ‘Scrooge-like’ employer is withholding an annual payment of four weeks’ pay.
# unite - Monday 19 December, 2011
# EBS
# EBS
Some staff are picketing tomorrow over the building society’s decision to cancel a traditional ’13-month’ payment.
# unite - Saturday 26 November, 2011
# Anti-austerity
# Anti-austerity
Turnout was reported to be less than two-thousand people.
# Anti-austerity
# Anti-austerity
The trade union-backed rally is to take place in Dublin city centre from noon today.
# unite - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Earlier today the company announced its CEO in Ireland is to step down at the end of the year amid widespread restructuring of its Irish operations.
# Aviva
# Aviva
Dermot Browne will step down at the end of the year.
# unite - Monday 14 November, 2011
# Bankers
# Bankers
Less than half of bank employees are happy in their current working environment, according to the survey of Irish banking staff.
# unite - Thursday 3 November, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
It follows the recent announcement that 950 jobs are to be cut at the insurance company.
# unite - Wednesday 2 November, 2011
# Defeated
# Defeated
Members were balloted on possible industrial action following what UNITE said was a lack of information on a possible sell-off.
# unite - Tuesday 25 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Representatives from the union said that they will be letting AVIVA know “the fury and determination of staff” following the recent announcement about job losses.
# unite - Saturday 22 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Over 200 staff at the insurer in Cork agree unanimously to vote on industrial action – the third group agreeing to a ballot.
# unite - Friday 21 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
A ballot on industrial action over job losses at the firm could open as early as next Tuesday.
# unite - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
UNITE members vote unanimously to ballot their members for industrial action, following the news that 950 jobs are to be lost.
# unite - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Meetings have been called for 10am tomorrow as speculation grows that the company will announce redundancies.
# Irish Life
# Irish Life
Employees have agreed to the ballot tonight amid fears over the proposed sell-off of the institution.
# unite - Monday 17 October, 2011
# Irish Life
# Irish Life
Hundreds of staff will vote tomorrow on whether to take industrial action over the possible breakup and sale of the company.
# unite - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Officials and representatives of the UNITE union will managers later today, fearing that 1,000 of its 2,100 staff could be laid off.
# unite - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
# Aviva
# Aviva
Fears are growing that hundreds of jobs could be cut after unions met with managers at the insurance giant this morning.
# unite - Tuesday 20 September, 2011
# ESB
# ESB
The union said that its members were clear on their intention that if the State disposed of the company they would undertake industrial action.
# unite - Monday 19 September, 2011
# State Assets
# State Assets
The TEEU has hit out at fellow union Unite , saying it is “not appropriate” to threaten shutdown of Ireland’s electricity supply.
# unite - Thursday 15 September, 2011
# Unite
# Unite
Jimmy Kelly says workers had already indicated their desire to strike if the government tried to dispose of it.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Nine things you need to know by 9am: ESB workers to vote on strike action, is Norris preparing for one last tilt at the Áras? And Ireland’s newest blogger – you’ve probably heard of him…
# unite - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
# ESB
# ESB
The decision follows an announcement by the government today that it would sell off a minority stake in the state-owned utility company.
# unite - Friday 2 September, 2011
# Unions
# Unions
Brendan Ogle will represent the ESB workers who he said enjoyed “gravy” benefits, buying foreign property and cars.
# unite - Saturday 27 August, 2011
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In your Saturday Fix: Gardaí probe Tallaght murder; what Gay Mitchell is doing about his clemency appeal letters; a blow for Al Qaeda and a solution for how to spend your Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
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