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Young workers are discovering the power of the picket line [The Irish Independent] 13-11-2026


Pay talks breakthrough: rallies stood down [SIPTU] 11-11-2026


Unions committed to trying to close out pay deal 'today' [RTE] 10-11-2026


Unions get 48 hours to decide on ‘take it or leave it’ pay offer [The Irish Independent] 09-11-2026


Public sector pay talks continue ahead of strikes coinciding with EU summit [The Irish Examiner] 07-11-2026



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Global Nurses United congratulates member union, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, on its recent bargaining victory 2026-11-13 [GNU]

Young workers are discovering the power of the picket line 2026-11-13 [The Irish Independent]

What is in the new public sector pay deal? 2026-11-12 [RTE]

Public pay deal will be reviewed if economy deterirates government and unions insist 2026-11-11 [The Irish Times]

Pay talks breakthrough: rallies stood down 2026-11-11 [SIPTU]

Union leaders hope to reach pay deal today as strike deadline approaches 2026-11-10 [The Irish Examiner]

Unions committed to trying to close out pay deal 'today' 2026-11-10 [RTE]

Unions get 48 hours to decide on ‘take it or leave it’ pay offer 2026-11-09 [The Irish Independent]

Sides to discuss 'substantially improved' 10.5% public sector pay offer 2026-11-09 [RTE]

Public sector pay talks continue ahead of strikes coinciding with EU summit 2026-11-07 [The Irish Examiner]

Fórsa boss says Government need to ‘hear’ members as over 300,000 public servants prepare for second strike day 2026-11-04 [The Irish Independent]

Public sector strike could be followed by rolling disruption, union leader warns 2026-11-04 [The Irish Times]

The Rules of Engagement Have Changed — We Must Change Too 2026-11-04 [The University Times]

Public sector unions announce 24-hour strike on day of major EU presidency event in Dublin 2026-11-03 [The Irish Independent]

Leitrim Union Official claims government is to blame for public sectors taking further strike action 2026-11-03 [Ocean FM]

Public sector workers set to strike again as unions announce plans 2026-11-03 [Extra]

Public sector unions plan 24-hour strike for 12 November 2026-11-03 [RTE]

Strikes Resume for Public Sector on November 12 2026-11-03 [The University Times]

Public sector workers prepare for second strike after rejecting pay offer 2026-11-03 [The Irish Examiner]

SIPTU workers at Kostal in Abbeyfeale vote for strike action 2026-11-01 [Live 95]

SIPTU members in Kostal Ireland to take strike action in redundancy dispute 2026-10-31 [SIPTU]

Public sector pay talks reach ‘impasse’ as unions consider new strike action 2026-10-31 [The Irish Independent]

Latest on school closures as public sector talks reach 'significant impasse'- How you will be affected 2026-10-31 [The Irish Mirror]

Explainer: What's happened in public sector pay talks, what comes next, and are the unions going back on strike? 2026-10-31 [The Irish Independent]

Another nationwide public sector strike could take place next month if no deal brokered, unions warn 2026-10-31 [The Irish Independent]

WRC calls on independent group to assist in pay talks 2026-10-31 [RTE]

‘Touch and go’: Public sector pay talks face crunch as unions threaten November strike 2026-10-31 [The Irish Examiner]

Democratic legitimacy of trade union strike action contrasted with ‘mob rule’ 2026-10-29 [SIPTU]

Ireland Tsikhanouskaya highlights imprisoned trade union activist Vatslau Areshka in Dublin 2026-10-28 [salidarnast]

Government lagging behind Europe on workplace stress as employers pass the buck - unions 2026-10-25 [ICTU]

Higher education still lacking sustainable funding model – unions 2026-10-25 [ICTU]

Public sector pay talks may end next week, but senior union negotiator unsure if deal ‘will be possible’ 2026-10-24 [The Irish Independent]

Public service workers begin biggest strike since 2009 2026-10-19 [PSI]

Ireland Northern Ireland Doctors prepare to strike 2026-10-19 [BMA]

Public sector unions and government begin pay talks after historic strike 2026-10-19 [Streamline]

Talks to begin between Government and trade unions over public sector pay deal 2026-10-19 [The Irish Independent]

Talks on framework for public sector pay negotiations expected to begin today 2026-10-18 [The Journal]

Govt, trade unions to prepare for formal talks on public sector pay deal 2026-10-18 [RTE]

Talks on a new public sector pay deal will begin on Monday at WRC 2026-10-17 [RTE]

The pressure is working! 2026-10-17 [SIPTU]

A rich tradition of industrial action helped shaped this State 2026-10-17 [The Irish Examiner]

Phone calls that helped get next Wednesday's strike suspended 2026-10-17 [RTE]

Wednesday’s public sector strike called off after unions and Government agree on talks 2026-10-17 [The Times]

In Europe’s tech capital, Irish labor unions are booming amid AI-driven layoffs 2026-10-17 [Politico]

Irish public sector workers strike for first time since 2009 over pay deadlock 2026-10-16 [devdiscourse]

'We want to work' - Cork firefighters, nurses and more strike for 'struggling' staff 2026-10-15 [Cork Beo]

Teachers’ strike: School staff warn there is ‘not much left to give’ amid pay dispute 2026-10-15 [The Irish Examiner]

‘Members are now paying to go to work’ - strike action in Letterkenny 2026-10-15 [Donegal Live]

Public Sector Union Leaders Meeting To Discuss Impact Of Strike Action 2026-10-15 [KFM]

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This month in labour history

6-11-1913 The military are on standby as hundreds of strikebreakers are shipped into the Port of Dublin. [more]

12-11-1913 James Connolly calls all ITGWU dockers in Dublin out on strike. Larkin, released from prison the following day, disagreess with the move, wanting to keep the dockers as a final reserve. [more]

13-11-1913 Irish syndicalist union leader Jim Larkin is released from prison during the bitter Dublin Lock-out [more]

19-11-1913 The battlelines harden in the Dublin Lockout as James Connolly tells a meeting that ‘any man who means in future to become a member of the Transport Workers Union must be prepared to enrol himself in the Citizen Army.' [more]

28-11-1913 Seafarers Union leader Havelock Wilson negotiates a return to work for his Dublin members, without consulting the ITGWU/ [more]