THE nation is facing into possibly the most debilitating strike in a generation as union leaders last night fell in behind 10,500 electricians who will pull the plug today on over 200 construction sites and factories across the country.

THE country’s swine flu contingency plan cannot be fully implemented because there are no emergency on-call specialists to respond to an outbreak.

PSYCHIATRIC nurses have raised the threat of industrial action after a meeting with health officials about the new occupational injury compensation scheme.

CORK City Council is to ask SIPTU for full details of the pay and conditions of staff on board the Swansea Cork Superferry following allegations of wage abuses.

CRITICAL talks may be convened at the Labour Relations Court over the weekend to resolve the Brinks Allied dispute in advance of a fresh threat of industrial action at the cash transit firm.

TRANSPORT Minister Séamus Brennan’s plan to break up Aer Rianta was backfiring, the opposition claimed last night as Aer Lingus announced a redundancy proposal for more than 100 staff at Shannon Airport.

DAIRYGOLD is to force through its planned rationalisation programme before the end of the month with the company warning that today’s deadline for offers of voluntary redundancy would not be extended.

IFI WORKERS are set to take the Government and ICI to the Labour Relations Court in an attempt to increase their redundancy packages.

PATIENTS at four provincial hospitals face industrial action by nurses angry at inadequate staffing levels.

Negotiations to resolve an industrial dispute which threatens the future of Aer Lingus could stretch into the weekend with no indication of success tonight.

Pilots' unions and management at Aer Lingus have agreed to take their dispute to the Labour Relations Court.

Conciliation talks aimed at ending the dispute at Dublin’s toll roads have broken down at the Labour Relations Court.