Governmental plans to cut public-sector pensions would be unconstitutional the Dáil has heard.

Threatened industrial action at Aer Arann has been suspended after talks between airline management and representations of the Aer Arann pilot group.

Talks begin today on an extension to the Croke Park deal, covering pay and pensions in the public service.

Aer Lingus has said that it's legal advisors are examining strike notice issued by unions today.

Aer Lingus passengers are facing flight disruptions in Ireland's three main airports on Monday November 19.

The union that represents many of the lowest paid public service workers says they expect to enter into talks on a new Croke Park deal next year.

The trade union IMPACT said today that the high cost of registration for social workers is a tax on employment.

A spokesperson for the IMPACT trade union has said he is confident frontline services will not be affected by the public sector retirement scheme.

The IMPACT trade union has said it is not convinced Aer Lingus is still in crisis, and has asked for more detail on the gloomy picture painted by the airline this morning.

IMPACT says it has accepted a recommendation to attend talks at the Labour Relations Commission in a bid to resolve the dispute with Aer Lingus over new rosters.

IMPACT has asked the Data Protection Commissioner to investigate Aer Lingus after the company sent letters to cabin crew offering them another opportunity to agree to new rosters.

The union IMPACT has submitted discrimination claims to the Equality Tribunal as the row over new rosters for cabin crew at Aer Lingus deepens.

More than 1,000 people are taking part in a unique "citizens' forum" in Dublin today.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says the proposed public sector agreement which emerged on Tuesday is the "best approach" to protect public servants.

Public sector unions are warning that further industrial action will be considered if the work-to-rule campaign now underway does not bring results.

ICTU's Public Services Committee says talks will continue this afternoon with Government as planned, and that nothing has been decided yet about public sector cuts.

The country's largest public sector union has vowed to fight any attempt to cut wages in the public service.

Ireland’s largest public service trade union has said it’s members are extremely angry about measures announced by the Taoiseach this afternoon.

AVERAGE weekly earnings for the State’s public sector workers have risen by 4%, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office.

Air traffic controllers at Dublin Airport have today agreed to end their unofficial overtime ban.

GARDAÍ are earning an average of almost €67,000 a year — €15,000 of it overtime — according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

Ireland's largest trade unions are coming together this morning to pressurise the Government into boosting wages for 64,000 workers in the voluntary sector.

The IMPACT trade union has mounted a protest outside the Dáil to highlight its opposition to the proposed EU Services Directive being debated by the European Parliament this week.

The IMPACT trade union has claimed that workers' rights and Irish labour laws could be in jeopardy if a proposed EU directive on the trade in services is approved.

The IMPACT trade union has begun a campaign of industrial action this morning as part of a dispute over the Government's planned reform of the health service.

UP TO 15,000 health board workers are threatening not to co-operate with the Government's plan to overhaul the ailing system.

The trade union IMPACT is to ballot its members working in the health service over the delays in putting together plans to implement administrative reforms due to take effect in January.

MORE THAN 1,600 Aer Lingus workers have expressed an interest in accepting redundancy - almost 300 more than the number of job cuts sought by management.

Both sides in the Aer Lingus cabin crew dispute are back at the Labour Court this afternoon.

Three divisions of Ireland's largest public sector trade union are gathering for their delegate conferences.

Ireland's three largest trade unions - SIPTU, IMPACT and Mandate - have written to all TDs seeking support for Health Minister Micheál Martin's proposed ban on smoking in the workplace.

IMPACT has instructed its members not to cover the work of 800 posts axed or left vacant by the Government's health cuts.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions will meet this morning to discuss its response to the benchmarking report published on Monday.

Unions are remaining cautious this morning ahead of the publication of the much-awaited benchmarking report into pay for public servants.

Aer Lingus pilots are to meet at 7pm today to vote on Labour Court proposals aimed at ending the dispute that has left all the airline’s flights grounded for the past three days.

Aer Lingus has threatened to cease all services from this Friday unless the airline’s pilots agree to work the terms of a survival plan drawn up last year.

The Minister for Health, Michael Martin, has said he can’t intervene in the care workers dispute in the disability sector.

Last-minute talks at the Labour Relations Commission have failed to break the impasse in negotiations on a pay increase for disability carers.

The IMPACT trade union has claimed that almost 5,000 criminal cases are being delayed by up to six months because of staff shortages in the forensic science laboratory.

Aer Lingus has announced the details of their £40m severance package to its employees to cut 2000 jobs.

The union representing Aer Lingus cabin crew, pilots and middle management is this morning rubbishing newspaper claims that it prevented its members from issuing a public statement in support of embattled chief executive Michael Foley.

A survey by one of country's largest trade union has shown that one in ten women are subjected to workplace bullying.