The largest public sector trade union in the country says it has no problem with the civil service embracing technology to improve its services - provided it does not lead to job losses.

Public sector workers could demand a pay increase of 6% if the Government does not reduce their working hours.

Ryanair have signed a set of agreed principles with the three main cabin crew unions in Italy which, they say, will form the basis of a comprehensive Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).

Fórsa has signed a deal with Ryanair making it the sole negotiating union for the airline's directly employed cabin crew in Ireland.

A union representing 40,000 retail and bar workers wants its members to be paid a minimum of €15 per hour — more than 50% higher than the national minimum wage.

A planned new 80,000 member union is set to become the largest representative of staff in the public sector.

Unions and management at Iarnród Éireann will this morning enter talks at the Labour Court to trying to avert further crippling strikes in the coming days

Rail passengers are facing days of disruption in the coming weeks after unions voted for a series of 24-hour all-out strikes in their long-running row over pay.

Ryanair pilots have been encouraged to invoke Winston Churchill in an attempt to deal with their management collectively.

Thousands of rail users could be hit with strikes as soon as the October bank holiday weekend after talks on pay increases for Irish Rail staff broke down at the Workplace Relations Commission last night.

Teacher unions have welcomed the highlighting of unequal pay by Mary Mitchell O’Connor, even if her view is not supported by others at Cabinet.

Public service workers are being warned that upcoming talks on a new pay increase will be more complicated, because unions will not only have to convince the Government, but also the opposition.

German airline Lufthansa and a union representing its pilots have agreed to bring in an arbitrator in the hope of reaching a new wage settlement by the end of January.

Latest: Siptu has authorised a strike ballot among its members on public service pay.

The group representing middle-ranking Gardaí says it could turn itself into a fully fledged union.

The head of the TUI says his members will pay courtesy to their ASTI colleagues when the union stages industrial action from next week.

Rolling over for the public sector unions will do nothing for the economy, except hurt it. As part of the agreement reached at the peak of the economic downturn, the Government is now restoring pay that was cut from the wage packets of public sector employees.

The Government is set to come under intense political pressure from postmasters disgruntled at lack of progress in implementing a plan to revitalise and modernise their businesses.

While the current generation are the most vocal on their terms and conditions of work than any in our history, there is still a need for unions to ensure lawfulness and fairness, says Kehlan Kirwan.

An all-out strike at 70 Tesco stores due to take place tomorrow has been called off.

A woman who has worked for Tesco for over 30 years has accused management at the retailer of “putting a gun to our heads” as staff prepare to strike tomorrow.

A campaign for affordable childcare has been backed today by business and trade union organisations.

Twenty unions in Cork City and county have joined forces in a first-of-its-kind initiative in Ireland to better organise workers and the wider community.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says "bogus self-employment" is widespread in the construction industry.

Trade union Unite has announced that 92% of its members have endorsed a vote of no confidence in members of senior management at the Central Bank.

Unions and management at Irish Rail say there will not be any further disruption to train services now that their dispute has been referred to the Labour Court.

Thousands of tourists in Rome have been kept out of the Colosseum by a union meeting, prompting the culture minister to vow measures to make sure it does not happen again.

Secondary school teachers will ballot next month on Junior Cycle Reform.

Unite members are to start voting on proposals on the restoration of public pay from today.

Union figures are not ruling out more industrial action at Irish Rail, as driver frustration reaches "fever pitch".

Pharmacists are calling for a reversal of cuts in professional fees under Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Legislation.

University College Cork says student exams will not be disrupted as a result of industrial action.

Archaeologists will launch their dig for a living wage campaign in Dublin today.

Protests for pay of $15 an hour by a union for fast-food and other low-wage workers are set to take place around the US.

Workers who took part in last week's strike at Dunnes Stores are now being victimised by managers, according to the Mandate Trade Union.

The Government has given a commitment to enact collective bargaining legislation by mid-2015.

Archaeologists in the Unite union have voted unanimously not to accept jobs paying below €11.45 per hour.

EU policymakers yesterday unveiled plans to ensure the free flow of gas and power to every corner of the 28-member bloc, hailing it as the biggest energy shake-up for more than half a century.

Union representatives for more than 900 workers facing an uncertain future at a pharmaceutical plant in Waterford are hoping to press for compromises with management when they begin "high-stakes" talks today.

The country’s largest retail union has revealed it has secured more than €20m in pay increases for its members in only the last two years.

The Irish Postmasters’ Union campaign demanding that the Government produce an action plan to ensure the sustainability of the Post Office network will continue tonight with a public rally in Co Clare.

Siptu president Jack O’Connor has emphatically denied that he and employers are engaged in a new national agreement which would involve an “incomes policy”.

Union leaders and teachers are still in talks and training about junior cycle reforms they plan to ballot on withdrawing from or even striking over.