Unions representing workers in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are meeting the HSE at the Labour Court.

The Department of Health has said it is ‘regrettable’ the strike has gone ahead and that the industrial action would have a significant impact.

Industrial action by members of the Siptu and Unite unions will take place on Monday and Tuesday.

The US pharmaceutical company said the manufacturing operation support roles will be cut in the last three months of the year.

Almost 2,000 SIPTU members in the NAS voted overwhelmingly last week for strike action relating to a dispute over updated salary scales within the service.

Trade union SIPTU said it welcomed the outcome of the ballot vote by the 200 support staff held on Tuesday.

Both SIPTU and the INMO have agreed to defer any further action until they have reviewed the updated offer.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) confirmed on Friday morning that they had received a formal offer from CareDoc late on Thursday night.

SIPTU health division industrial organiser, Ger McNally, said some of his members involved in the Caredoc dispute are 'barely on minimum wage'.

Caredoc staff based in Carlow town are escalating an industrial dispute over an unpaid 8 per cent wage increase agreed under a national Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) process in 2023.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the employee, Cathal Hussey, had been unfairly dismissed by Tesco Ireland Limited after it sacked him for gross misconduct.

There was a threat against a bus driver by a man ‘who appeared to be wielding a gun’, a union has said.

The ballot for strike action was carried overwhelmingly by 95% to 5%.

The workers who are members of SIPTU are looking for equal pay with another group on a higher grade.

Judge Kevin Foley said that €500 payment be made to the workers as a gesture of goodwill in recognition for their efforts and should be accepted in full and final settlement of the dispute.

‘The privatisation of local authority bin services over 20 years ago has been an unmitigated disaster’ - SIPTU Divisional Organiser Adrian Kane

The WRC said it considered ordering Carlow County Council to reinstate Jimmy Murphy as he appeared to be fit and healthy, but noted he had sought compensation as redress.

SIPTU and other health union members are to stage a lunchtime protest outside Portlaoise Hospital today Wednesday 27 November over their continued opposition to the HSE’s Pay and Numbers Strategy. The workers will be protesting from 12.

On Wednesday afternoon, staff were advised that production would cease to allow all staff to attend a meeting on Thursday morning for an announcement.

Siptu and Fórsa agreed pay rises of 12 per cent with Aer Lingus in recent years, but the deals include a clause where they can go back to the airline if another group of workers secures a better deal

The survey suggests that 95% of early years educators can only make ends meet with ‘difficulty’ or ‘great difficulty’.

Siptu is hoping to meet with management and staff to discuss restructuring plans which could result in a number of job losses.

A survey carried out by Siptu found just under 80 per cent of public transport workers said the problem has got worse in the last 12 months

SIPTU said it will be releasing more details on the detail after it has spoken to its members

The first walkout in the dispute over pay will take place on Thursday February 1.

Public sector workers are taking part in walk-outs in a dispute over a pay award.

Siptu is urgently seeking a meeting with Pfizer officials to discuss the future of 100 jobs at the company's manufacturing plant in Co Kildare

A ballot for industrial action at the ICTU health group of unions took place after Workplace Relations Commission talks collapsed in July