Organisation: ICTU

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<p> Fine Gael leader Simon Harris will have many demands ringing in his ears when he becomes Taoiseach tomorrow. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

economy

Owen Reidy: Government must not sacrifice wage growth when addressing cost pressures

It has now become the accepted paradigm in the EU institutions that higher levels of collective bargaining, such as unions and employers negotiating on pay and conditions of employment, leads to stronger and more sustainable economies for both workers and business

<p>Owen Reidy, general secretary at Ictu: Jobs market debate should be 'based on facts, not fiction'</p>

economy

Ictu head attacks business campaigns based on 'rhetoric and anecdotes'

<p>Demonstrators on O'Connell Street during a pre-budget protest organised by the Cost of Living Coalition. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

economy

New collective bargaining laws to radically transform Ireland's industrial landscape

comment-analysis

Cianan Brennan: All is not well with unions and Government in pay talks

spotlight

Care crisis: 'Staff have had to bag pack for their own salaries or to pay the heating bill'

Clodagh Finn: Negotiating with religious bodies is treating them with kid gloves

'Substantial increases' to public sector pay needed to retain and recruit teachers in Ireland

The current public service pay agreement, Building Momentum, expires at the end of 2023. Talks on a successor agreement are expected to take place in the coming months

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Twitter firings don't mark end of Irish tech boom, says IDA boss

Speaking at a jobs announcement in Cork, Mary Buckley said the 'robust' tech sector in Ireland is continuing to hire despite economic headwinds

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Unions ratify new public-sector pay deal

All of the affiliated unions voted in favour of the proposals, but they will "continue to closely monitor living costs and income pressures", warned Ictu president Kevin Callinan.

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Delay takes the good out of goodwill gesture to Ireland's frontline workers

What started as a way to honour healthcare staff now looks like a measly half-hearted afterthought — and it's still not been paid

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Unions say talks will not resume unless Government makes 'improved' offer

Talks to re-negotiate puiblic-sector pay have stalled, with Ictu saying that workers are struggling to cope with rising costs.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Public-sector wage demands could cost €1.6bn

If inflation averages 7% this year, the gap between Building Momentum pay increases and inflation would be 6.75%, the Ictu has warned.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2022

Mick Clifford: An Bord Pleanála wields so much power but how do we decide who is at the helm?

Questions arise as to why Paul Hyde was nominated by the then defunct Irish Rural Dwellers Association as he had no known association with the body

Sat, 04 Jun, 2022

Historic deal allows military personnel to join trade union body

PDForra president Mark Keane said his association looks forward to engaging with officials from ICTU in the coming weeks as national pay talks commence

Tue, 24 May, 2022

Corporate business team in video conference.

Government 'favouring businesses over employees with remote working measures'

Employers will have at least 13 grounds to refuse an employee's request to work from home under draft legislation published Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

FILE PHOTO The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has withdrawn from the Low Pay Commission over a disagreement over a propos

Ictu critical of Ibec call for shorter Covid isolation periods for essential workers

The union head said isolation policy should be based on public health advice and not the needs of business

Mon, 03 Jan, 2022

Private sector unions to seek pay rises of up to 4.5% next year

Productivity in the economy, the highest number of job vacancies for 13 years, as well as inflation, are pointing to private sector claims in 2022, union says

Mon, 13 Dec, 2021

New Ictu president calls for wealth tax to fund better public services

Kevin Callinan also called for an increase in employers' PRSI contributions, which are far below the norms of other advanced European nations

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

1/4/2018. 1916 Easter Rising Commemorations

PDForra conference to debate pay, personnel, and retention concerns

The conference will be attended by more than 120 delegates who will debate 50 wide-ranging motions, many focusing on increased pay and allowances.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

'Wave of redundancies' expected as Covid protections are lifted

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announces fund to support those who lose their jobs in the wake of the pandemic, saying his department estimates that between 25,000 and 56,000 people could be laid off in the next three years

Wed, 22 Sep, 2021

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Thousands of retailers ‘on the brink’ of collapse

Retail Excellence tell Oireachtas committee the sector will need continued grant aid

Wed, 07 Jul, 2021

Number of unfilled Defence Forces positions to rise, Oireachtas committee told

Life in Ireland's armed services is financially unsustainable, according to a staff representative, and the consequent exodus of staff is leading to burnout among the people who are serving country

Tue, 25 May, 2021

Government should restore PUP cuts amid new Covid lockdown: Ictu's King

The union's general secretary Patricia King said a pledge by Government not to cut the PUP again would help rally support for the new restrictions

Wed, 30 Dec, 2020

Taoiseach denies leaving low-paid workers 'out in the cold'

Government accused of 'turning its back' on workers on minimum pay

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

PDForra not backing independent pay review model for military

PDForra, which represents more than 6,000 enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces, has broken ranks with officers' association, RACO, and is not advocating the setting up of an independent pay review body for the country's military.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Defence forces group PDForra lodges High Court case to allow Ictu link

The association which represents the country's frontline Defence Forces has lodged papers in the High Court in an attempt to force the government to allow it affiliate with the umbrella union group Ictu.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Commission on Future of the Defence Forces to be established in new government

A Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces is to be established under a commitment contained in the Programme for Government.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Palestine proving a sticking point in government formation talks

Government formation talks continue this week and one of the sticking points that has emerged is the Occupied Territories Bill, according to insiders.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Paschal Donohoe warned against cuts to €350 Covid-19 payments

Patricia King, the head of the Irish Congress Trade Unions (ICTU), has warned Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe against cutting the €350 weekly pandemic payment at any time.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

PDFORRA lodges complaint with European Social Rights Committee on ICTU affiliation issue

The association which represents frontline members of the Defence Forces has made a written complaint to the European Social Rights Committee (ESRC) about the government's failure to allow its members to affiliate with the umbrella union body ICTU.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Aer Lingus to lay off workers after wage subsidy scheme expires – union

Aer Lingus intends to lay off staff after a Government wage subsidy scheme expires next month, a trade union said.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Donohoe running up against 'hypocrisy' of two unemployment payments, says Ictu adviser

Paschal Donohoe is running up against “the hypocrisy” of the weekly unemployment payment of €350 and the much lower €203 payment, a leading adviser to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Health Chief: ‘We are still very much in the midst of this pandemic crisis’

Ireland will continue in the acute emergency phase of the Covid-19 crisis for "most probably years", with "further waves an ever-present danger," according to the Secretary General of the Department of Health.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Covid-19: Four deaths, 88 new cases confirmed in Ireland

The new cases were announced as Ireland completed its first day of the phase 1 exit from the Covid-19 lockdown.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Unions call on Humphreys to allow HSA shut sites not compliant with Covid-19 measures

Unions have called on the Minister for Business to expressly assign powers to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to immediately shut work sites who do not comply with Covid-19 safety measures.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Staff to bring own pen for sign-in under new Return to Work Covid-19 protocols

Temperature checks of workers and deep cleaning will be mandatory for businesses that are re-opening following closure, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sat, 09 May, 2020

Temperature testing to be among measures for businesses in Return to Work plan

Temperature testing and deep-cleaning are believed to be among the measures businesses re-opening will have to implement in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Unions to seek better terms and conditions after pandemic

Worker representatives are set to seek improved terms and conditions from the government when the pandemic eases following the sacrifices and dangers faced by frontline workers.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Hoteliers call for scrapping of Tourism Vat for 12 months during pandemic

The Irish Hotels Federation is calling for a permanent reduction in the Tourism Vat rate.

Sun, 03 May, 2020

150,000 builders set for return to work in weeks

Almost 150,000 building workers laid off in March could back at work as early as next month as the Government looks to kickstart the economy.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Green light for building work on selected social housing building sites

The Department of Housing has given the green light for the resumption of building work on a number of specially selected social housing building sites around the country.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Covid-19 payments to cost State up to €5bn

Almost one million people are now either unemployed or receiving some form of Covid-19 emergency payment — just over four weeks since the lockdown started.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020

How the Construction Industry is coping with Covid-19

At a time when calling to a neighbour’s house for a cup of tea is inconceivable, it’s tricky to get to grips with the “business as usual” approach on many of our building sites.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Temporary mortuary facilities being arranged for Covid-19 fatalities

Temporary mortuary facilities are being arranged after reported concerns from undertakers over an expected significant rise in fatalities from the deadly coronavirus.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Construction work to continue despite calls for sites to shut

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said building sites can continue to operate in Ireland despite calls for them to be shut to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Government mulls new income-support Covid-19 measure of up to €4bn

The Government looks set to unveil an unprecedented income-support scheme in the coming days in which it will pay 75% or 80% of the wages of the thousands of workers who have lost and will lose their jobs amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Irish Congress of Trade Unions: Further 200,000 people will lose jobs due to coronavirus

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says a further 200,000 people will lose their jobs in Ireland in the coming days because of coronavirus.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Cabinet subcommittee to discuss coronavirus income support measures

A cabinet subcommittee will consider income support for people who have to self-isolate because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

Irish Congress of Trade Unions calls on employers to pay staff should they have to self-isolate

In a letter sent to IBEC, the union says it believes the normal condition for sick leave should apply in circumstances where an employee contracts COVID-19.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020

50 years for average worker to earn half of top Irish company bosses yearly income

It would take the average worker 50 years to earn what half of the bosses at top Irish companies take home each year.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2019