industrial action

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<p>Boeing workers have been on strike since September 13 over pay further impacting the already struggling airplane-manufacturer. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)</p>

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Boeing agrees deal with union members to end strike action

End of lengthy labour dispute will come as a relief to airlines around the world, including Ryanair, whose orders have been delayed

<p>Aer Lingus services are set to return to normal following the last set of cancellations due to pilots’ industrial action</p>

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Full Aer Lingus services set to resume as last set of cancellations end

<p>Pilots are seeking a pay increase of 24%, which they say equates to inflation since the last pay rise in 2019. File Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin</p>

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Talks to avert Aer Lingus industrial action fail; airline announces further cancellations

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Q&A: How will I know if Aer Lingus has cancelled my flight and how many are affected?

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Aer Lingus to cancel up to 20% of flights each day due to industrial action by pilots

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'Too late' for travel insurance or changing flights amid Aer Lingus pilots dispute

Q&A: What should I do if my flight is cancelled due to Aer Lingus pilots' dispute?

Everything you need to know about the dispute between pilots' union Ialpa and Aer Lingus and what it might mean for you

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

Aer Lingus pilots will work-to-rule from June 26

Aer Lingus pilots have served notice on the airline of their intention to go on indefinite work-to-rule from Wednesday, June 26.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

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5,000 community and voluntary sector agency health workers announce indefinite strike

Unions say the strike action will involve thousands of health and community workers in a variety of grades and in multiple locations, bringing services to a halt

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Firefighters to escalate strike action after 'astonishing' silence from Government

Part-time fire stations will “go dark” from Saturday at 8am, providing no internal communications other than life-saving information

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

Emerald Airlines pilots vote to begin industrial action over trade dispute

IALPA members voted 82% in favour of the action, in a dispute over the what they say is the airline’s 'failure to engage with the association on forming a collective labour agreement for pilots employed at Emerald'

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Retained firefighters threaten to escalate action over station closures

Retained firefighters are not full-time employees and are instead paid a retainer to be on call for fire stations

Tue, 06 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Could such action happen here?

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Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Public service pay talks to resume amid strike threat

Multiple unions calling for ballots on industrial action unless acceptable pay deals are struck

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Industrial action looms at Apple in Cork after pay deal rejected

Siptu had argued that Apple had offered 45% pay rises to non-union retail workers in the US, but had only offered a 9% increase to its Cork production operators

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Staff at Bausch & Lomb to vote on new pay deal

The new deal contains annual pay increases over three years of 3%, then 3.5% and finally 3.25%, as well as two €500 bonuses a year

Fri, 24 Jun, 2022

Psychiatric nurses' pay row threatens to delay opening of new Central Mental Hospital

It has since emerged that there are internal disagreements within the Psychiatric Nurses Association over allowances

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Medical scientists cancel planned strike after Labour Court intervention

Around 20% of medical scientists' roles are unfilled currently, with graduates turning their back on the public sector roles due to pay disparities with other staff working in laboratories

Tue, 24 May, 2022

Up to 14,000 outpatient appointments cancelled as scientists take industrial action

Today's action over staff shortages and pay is a first for medical scientists

Wed, 18 May, 2022

Doctors ballot for industrial action over long working hours

A survey revealed that 40% have worked over 24 hours in one shift and 91% feel they have little or no control over their work lives

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

Firefighters in Cork City to be balloted for industrial action

Move linked to what trade union Siptu has described as the 'unilateral withdrawal' of the 'fourth car' from Ballincollig fire station

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Special needs assistants balloting over new pay deal

The ballot will close at 12pm on Friday, February 18.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

'It would have been fascinating,' says judge as Ryanair dispute with union is settled

Counsel for Ryanair told the court it would appear the judge's "Christmas card made it to Santa and peace has broken out"

Wed, 24 Nov, 2021

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Government to present proposals to end pay dispute with senior gardaí

The Government is due to present proposals soon in a bid to end a pay dispute with senior gardaí which is affecting official plans to roll out policing reforms and the conduct of GSOC investigations.

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021

Former Debenhams staff removed from blockade after 4-hour standoff

Liquidator KPMG had begun packing stock at the Waterford store at City Square a fortnight ago, with standoffs having taken place at other stores around the country in recent weeks including in Dublin and Tralee

Tue, 11 May, 2021

RTÉ staff reject proposed pay cuts

Some 87% of those polled voted against the cuts and other measures, which are part of a three-year plan designed to save €60m

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

Change to vaccine rollout schedule 'not a value judgment' on teachers - Foley

The INTO, ASTI, and TUI have agreed to put forward a shared emergency motion, however, the exact wording will not be available until tomorrow.

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Cork Airport strike averted after redundancy notices withdrawn

Solidarity TD Mick Barry said he will be "watching the situation at Cork Airport like a hawk"

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Support staff at Cork Airport considering strike action over redundancies

Staff employed by OCS, a facilities company, are facing compulsory redundancy.

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

'We’re still on strike' - Former Debenhams staff overwhelmingly reject Government deal

Former Debenhams workers have voted down by a 91% majority a government deal which offered them a €3m training fund.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

Conor King: Manning up to our defence responsibility

The Irish Defence Forces have never been weaker, but a new commission provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform and modernise it, writes Conor King

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

Taoiseach to meet trade union to discuss Debenhams saga

Solidarity TD Mick Barry, who raised the issue in the Dáil, said resolving the dispute was "not Mission Impossible".

Wed, 18 Nov, 2020

Talks between IMO and health chiefs break down over consultants' contracts

Date brought forward for a ballot on industrial action because there is now a belief there is “no possibility of progress”

Thu, 05 Nov, 2020

Teachers' union to take industrial action unless Covid-19 concerns addressed

ASTI members also voted to take industrial action for equal pay for teachers who entered the profession from 2010.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

Count begins of teaching union’s vote on potential industrial action

Covid-19 safety concerns are driving the ballot

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

Lab scientists vote to take industrial action over pay dispute

Irish medical scientists, who help carry out urgent Covid-19 testing, have voted to take industrial action if a long-standing pay dispute isn’t resolved.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2020

ASTI defends ballot for industrial action

Teachers 'very worried about their own safety and safety of their loved ones'

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

Union to ballot support workers at Waterford hospital for industrial action

HSE support workers at University Hospital Waterford are to be balloted for industrial action.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Teachers threaten escalation of strike action if next govt fails to address 'pay discrimination'

Many of the teachers and lecturers who took part in strikes today are not directly affected by what they deem "pay discrimination" but see the impact it is having on colleagues, and on the education sector.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

ASTI 'make no apologies' for TUI teachers' strike against 'horror' of pay inequality

Secondary School union the ASTI has dismissed suggestions strike action by TUI members amounts to election blackmail.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2020

'We are paid as glorified babysitters' - Creche staff ahead of wage protest

Creche workers have said they are being treated like glorified babysitters by the Government.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2020

Virgin Media staff vote 'overwhelmingly' for industrial action over job cuts

Staff at Virgin Media Ireland could go on strike after voting in favour of industrial action over job cuts.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

School secretaries to go on strike after pay talks break down

School secretaries will strike for a day next year in an escalation of a row over pay.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

Up to 19,000 teachers to strike for a day in February

Secondary teachers with the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) say they will strike for a day in February.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

GoSafe speed camera operators suspend strike action

GoSafe speed camera van operators have suspended their industrial action.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2019

Irish Medical Organisation 'unanimously' agree to ballot for industrial action

Members of the Irish Medical Organisation have voted unanimously in favour of holding a ballot for industrial action.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2019

Union warns English Language Teaching sector facing disruption unless grievances addressed

A trade union has warned that the English Language Teaching sector could well be facing into a period of serious industrial relations disruption.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2019

Paramedics threaten to escalate strike action ahead of protest outside Dáil

Up to 500 ambulance staff are threatening to intensify their campaign of strike action.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

Ryanair strikes called off by British pilots’ union

A series of strikes planned by Ryanair pilots in the UK have been called off.

Fri, 20 Sep, 2019

Ryanair fails in British High Court bid to block strikes by UK pilots

Ryanair has lost a High Court bid in England to block strike action by its UK pilots – hours after winning a similar legal move in Dublin.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2019