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250,000 State employees on strike
Nov 24th
Widespread disruption is expected today as 250,000 State employees hold a one-day nationwide strike.
From prison officers, to nurses, from local authority workers to civil servants – the public service will essentially shut down for a day.
Public sector unions have said the Government has refused to engage with them on ways of cutting the State pay and pensions’ bill by €1.3bn without hitting pay, pensions or services.
Spokesman for the trade union IMPACT Bernard Harbor said if the Government cuts pay again there will be more industrial action but said it is unlikely that there will be a second day of strikes on the day of the Budget.
Strike to delay social welfare payments
Nov 23rd
Payment to some 55,000 social welfare recipients will be delayed by a day as a result of the strike action by civil and public sector unions tomorrow.
Recipients who are paid through post offices are not expected to be affected.
All offices of the Department of Social and Family Affairs will be closed to the public tomorrow due to the industrial action.
Telephone lines will also be closed.
The vast majority of the over 1.3 million weekly welfare payments, which are made through electronic fund transfer, will not be affected, according to a statement from the Department.
However, about 35,000 people who are on short-term schemes and whose weekly payment is due this Wednesday will experience a delay of one day.
The delay will also affect a further 20,000 recipients who are paid by cheque.
The categories affected are maternity benefit, illness benefit, a small number of jobseekers payments and the supplementary welfare payment.
Recipients who are paid by Social Services Card through their post office are not expected to be affected; neither are those in receipt of disability allowance, and who are due to collect their payment on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, public sector trade unions are expected today to agree to return to talks with the Government aimed at securing €1.3bn of savings.
The public service committee of ICTU is scheduled to consider plans for further industrial action.
However, due to the flooding the Irish Nurses Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses Association have decided to suspend the planned industrial action scheduled for tomorrow in Cork city and county, Ballinasloe, Co Galway and its immediate area.
The suspension of the planned action means that INO and PNA members are now being advised to report to work as normal in acute hospitals and all other services in these two areas.
Unions defer strike action to assist clean-up
Nov 22nd
Members of SIPTU, IMPACT and the TEEU have deferred their planned industrial action in Galway, Cork and Clare on Tuesday, to work on recovery efforts following devastating floods.
The Taoiseach has said he is very grateful to those in the public service who have indicated they will continue to give every help and assistance throughout Tuesday’s planned day of protest and beyond.
Electricians picket sites in dispute over pay
Jul 6th
More than 10,000 electricians are today staging a strike in a dispute over pay following the collapse of talks at the Labour Relations Commission over the weekend.
Many of the country’s largest construction projects are expected to face serious disruption as electricians down tools.
An estimated 240 locations around the country will be affected as part of a strike over pay increases of around 11 per cent which electricians say they are due for some years.
Bus Eireann urges unions not to strike
Jun 24th
Bus Eireann is urging unions not to engage in strike action from Monday.
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