“Teachers are drawing up plans for rolling strikes and other forms of industrial action that will cause chaos in schools as they gear up for a battle with the Government over threatened pay cuts …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 27 April]
“The trade union movement came very close to a split over the Croke Park II, the general secretary of the union representing lower-paid civil servants has said …” (more)
[Irish Times, 25 April]
“Any re-engagement by the Government with unions in relation to public service pay must be on the basis that the Croke Park II proposals which were rejected earlier this week are dead, two public service trade unions have said …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 19 April]
“A number of unions representing public sector workers, who are opposed to the Croke Park II proposals, are meeting today to consider a draft joint letter on the issue …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 11 April]
“The eight union executives which have urged their members reject the Croke Park II deal will meet officially for the first time next week to discuss a strategy to ‘protect existing pay rates and terms and conditions’ …” (more)
[Stephen Rogers and Jimmy Woulfe, Irish Examiner, 6 April]
“The four trade unions against Croke Park II have said the austerity measures embodied in the new proposed agreement would push the country further into recession …” (more)
[Sorcha Corcoran, Business and Leadership, 25 March]
“Unions opposed to the new Croke Park agreement are to launch a national campaign to urge members to reject the deal. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), the Civil and Public Service Union (CPSU), and Unite are to hold a series of information meetings …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 7 March]
“The Irish Medical Organisation has become the latest public service representative body to recommend its members reject the terms of Croke Park II …” (more)
[Stephen Rogers and Juno McEnroe, Irish Examiner, 7 March]
“Four trade unions are to launch a joint national campaign for a No vote against the Croke Park extension talks proposals. The INMO, IMO, CPSU and Unite are all taking part in the campaign …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 6 March]
“Opposition to the Croke Park II proposals on public pay is intensifying in the trade union movement ahead of a key meeting today of the Impact union, whose leadership supports the deal …” (more)
[Arthur Beesley, Irish Times, 28 February]
“The Civil Public and Services Union, which represents lower-ranked public servants has threatened industrial action if measures in the €1bn state pay deal are enforced …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 27 February]
“Unions representing staff at either end of the hierarchy in the civil service are to campaign for a rejection of Croke Park II …” (more)
[Stephen Rogers, Mary Regan and Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner, 27 February]
“Trade Unions are now mulling over the revised Croke Park Agreement and making up their minds on whether they will accept or reject it …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 27 February]
“The Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation withdrew from talks on an extension to the Croke Park agreement as the process ‘is not capable of realising the aspirations we had … to maintain our members’ income and not to take further money that they hadn’t got to give’, said Liam Doran of the INMO …” (more)
[Patsy McGarry, Irish Times, 25 February]
“The Government plans to introduce substantial pay cuts for public servants earning over €65,000 in a move that is non-negotiable, unions have been told …” (more)
[Anne Marie Walsh and Grainne Cunningham, Independent, 25 February]
“Four unions representing thousands of workers have walked out of the Croke Park talks after branding the Government’s ‘draconian’ agenda unacceptable …” (more)
[Independent, 24 February]
“… The Commission is to engage over the next 24 hours with the parties in third level education to finalise an equivalent proposal for that sector. The executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers met this morning and instructed General Secretary Mike Jennings to convene an emergency meeting of the executive …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 24 February]
“Teacher unions are battling to get government negotiators to drop plans to axe their €125m-a-year supervision and substitution pay at talks on a new Croke Park deal …” (more)
[Anne-Marie Walsh, Independent, 20 February]
“Within the next few days all organisations representing public service staff should have received details of the Government’s proposals for saving €1 billion on its pay and pensions bill over the next three years …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 18 February]
“Trade unions have warned the Government that any move to cut overtime or premium pay rates or to defer increments would represent a breach of the Croke Park agreement …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 26 June]
