Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Almost all schools to close for second day in coming weeks as unions turn the screw
Leaders of country’s four largest public service unions met on Monday to consider escalation of their dispute over a new pay deal
Public sector unions reject Jack Chambers’ call to enter talks as disagreement remains
Work-to-rule among large portions of civil and public service began on Wednesday
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
More than 100,000 public sector workers to begin industrial action on Wednesday
Move comes as unions exert pressure on Coalition to start talks on new pay agreement
School closures loom on separate days next month as teacher pay dispute escalates
Members of ASTI to begin work-to-rule on October 5th and will strike nine days later if ‘meaningful’ pay talks are not under way
Teachers back industrial action including one-day strike that would close primary schools
Union says ballot result is ‘an emphatic mandate from teachers in primary and special schools who are struggling to make ends meet’
Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strike
A further strike if necessary ‘is also planned’, Irish Congress of Trade Unions says, as it puts pressure on Government over new pay deal
HSE apologises to graduate nurses offered jobs at Cork University Hospital ‘in error’
Students, who have been working at CUH, called to meeting this week and told emails sent last month regarding provision of staff roles ‘invalid’
INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay deal
Nursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facing
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union
Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan
Public sector faces widespread strikes if new pay deal not agreed
Siptu members overwhelmingly back industrial action, while 100,000-member Fórsa will announce the outcome of its ballot on Tuesday
CUH crisis shows State is at difficult crossroads on healthcare funding
Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised
‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
Public sector unions preparing for possible industrial action ballots over pay talks
Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal
Nurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
INMO says cut to frontline posts has been ‘catastrophic for a hospital already under significant pressure’
Survey showing low morale in health sector should ‘serve as a wake-up call’
Oireachtas committee hears criticism of health service management for focus on narrow issues and cost containment measures
HSE chief says it’s ‘too soon’ to say whether more funding or measures needed to curb overruns
Anne O’Connor says patient services should not be disrupted despite overspend concerns
Long shifts, understaffing and mental toll ‘causing six in 10 nurses to consider quitting’
‘Heartbreaking that we cannot do what we were trained to,’ delegate tells INMO conference
Nurse and midwife union members think workplace is ‘very unsafe’ as assaults rise – INMO
Trade union general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha calls on Government and HSE to ‘put safety first’
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
Unions hoping meeting on Long Covid will produce resolution for frontline health workers
Nurses and other hospital staff currently on half-pay after expiry of special payment scheme
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests?
Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living
INMO welcomes Taoiseach’s pledge to look again at long Covid payments to frontline workers
More than 120 healthcare staff, mostly nurses, were on special leave with pay until December 31st, 2025
Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told
‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head
Healthcare workers with Long Covid feel ‘abandoned’ as special payment ends
More than 120 staff were receiving financial support intended to cover pay before it was discontinued last December
Nurses suspend industrial action at Naas General Hospital following intense talks
INMO members had been engaged in work-to-rule since Monday over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
Naas General Hospital nurses at ‘breaking point’ ahead of protest over staffing levels
Work-to-rule to begin on Monday with INMO warning industrial action could escalate if problems not addressed
Nurses at Naas General Hospital set to take industrial action over ‘frustration, burnout’
INMO serves notice of action due to start on February 9th over unsafe staffing levels
Main public-sector unions add 16,000 members in two years
Unions representing healthcare workers, teachers and local government workers increase revenues and reserves despite challenges faced by wider movement
Migrant health workers in Ireland living in fear of racist abuse, warns medic
The atmosphere of fear created by racially motivated abuse has led healthcare professionals to take steps to ensure their own safety
Letters home: ‘I could barely afford groceries in Ireland, never mind a mortgage’
Yasmin Rather in Melbourne: I’m learning so much. Nurses here have time to show me stuff, back home it was so busy
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursing
Nursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four years
Health unions trigger review of HSE staffing, citing 6,000 vacancies
March deal on pay and conditions allows for early evaluation if unions believe changes not being implemented
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