Public Sector Pay Unions ratify public sector pay dealPublic sector workers will see pay increases of 10.25 per cent over two and a half years
Pay Talks Analysis: Public sector unions’ strike threats are first step in the pay talks danceThe choreography of the recent breakdown in negotiations is well rehearsed but unions and officials should be careful not to lose their footing
public sector pay deal Analysis: Both state and unions risk losing footing as dance of public sector pay talks trundles onThe brinkmanship that will play out over the coming days could well lead to all out strikes if both sides aren’t careful
public sector pay deal War of words: Unions decry ‘unacceptable’ pay proposal as government warns of fallout from strikesThe government has proposed a pay rise of more than 8 per cent in just over two years, while those in the lowest income sector would see increases of 12 per cent
Public Sector Officials face late night talks ahead of union ballots on ‘widespread industrial action’Unions have warned that they are not willing to defer their planned Thursday meeting around balloting members
News Strikes loom as Donohoe ‘losing control’ with no pay deal in sightPublic sector unions to vote on ‘widespread industrial action’ as country enters ‘uncharted territory’
Politics ‘Uncharted waters’: Public sector to consider strikes as pay deal expiresNo date has been set for the resumption of public sector pay negotiations yet, with unions set to ballot for industrial action on January 11
public sector pay deal Public sector pay deal unlikely before Christmas as talks suspendedUnion leaders meet to discuss the slow pace of talks and the prospect that a deal will not be secured before the existing deal expires at the end of the year
The Last Post Matt Cooper: A one-size-fits-all public sector pay deal no longer makes senseUnions are seeking flexibility to address issues affecting specific groups of workers
ICTU boss says industrial action ‘inevitable’ if pay deal unaltered Kevin Callinan, president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, said current agreement wasn’t ‘fit for purpose’ following leap in inflation
Public sector workers to seek inflation-busting pay increasesThe move comes as the government prepares to accept a recommendation to shorten the working week for many state employees by reversing a previous decision to extend their hours