“Hopes for agreement on the Croke Park II package of public sector pay cuts were revived yesterday as last-minute talks continued with unions. It is understood agreement has been reached in principle with garda groups …” (more)
[Caroline O’Doherty and Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner, 13 May]
“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]
“Nurses, teachers, civil servants, university lecturers and other state workers have warned the union umbrella body that they will not accept a majority Yes vote on the Croke Park II deal …” (more)
[Anne-Marie Walsh and Eilish O'Regan, Independent, 9 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]
“Trade union UNITE has accused the government of interfering in the democratic process of votes on the extension proposals for the Croke Park agreement …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 18 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]
“The UNITE trade union has recommended that its members vote to reject the ‘Croke Park 2′ pay deal …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 5 March]
“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]
“A second trade union has warned that industrial action will be on the cards if it cannot strike a Croke Park II deal with the Government …” (more)
[Anne-Marie Walsh, Independent, 17 January]
“Executive committee of IFUT have unanimously recommended rejection of the public services agreement in a ballot …” (more)
[Paddy Healy's Blog, 14 April]
“… My request can be simply stated and that is that funding be provided for sign language interpreters for five deaf people who want to participate in a course at Waterford Institute of Technology. The Unite Trade Union has been working with Waterford Institute of Technology on the development of education courses for workers that lost their jobs when Waterford Crystal closed …” (more)
[Brian O'Shea TD, Labour Party, 28 January]
“… the trade union Unite said its members across the health, local authority and education sectors would take part in the public sector industrial action from today. It also said that in a number of areas, the mood of members had swung dramatically in favour of supporting the industrial action.’In a series of re-ballots of groups who had rejected industrial action at the end of 2009, members at the Regional Fisheries Boards, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, University College Dublin and NUI Maynooth have all now voted in favour of joining the action. Notice of these decisions has or will be served in the next 24 hours’ …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 28 January]
