Article: Midland lecturers set to walk out in row over national pay deal.(News)

Article: THE country's biggest unions are expected to ratify the draft ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Unions ready to seal 3.5pc pay deal that beats inflation THE country ... are expected to ratify the draft national pay deal today, giving workers an average ... partners began negotiating the pay deal and most unions were unenthusiastic ...

Article: The national pay deal may force low-earners ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ...low earners to The national pay deal may force low-earners to pay ... of social partnership -- the national pay deal -- which will give low-paid ... partnership and to the draft new national pay deal agreed last month".

Article: ESB workers, who on average earn more than '76,000, have been ...
Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  January 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... per cent installment of the National Pay Deal that even union leaders now ... criticised IBEC for negotiating the National Pay Deal in the first place. "Our survey ... Simon Coveney described the National Pay Deal as a "dead duck" and said ...

Article: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will personally lead government talks with ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  January 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... today as the scrapping of the National Pay Deal looms ever larger on the horizon ... due under benchmarking and the national pay deal. One of the authors of the ... the first instalment of the national pay deal -- a 3.5pc increase -- falls ...

Article: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen yesterday spearheaded a coordinated ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  December 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... downturn could threaten the national pay deal. Mr Cowen defended the Government ... Congress of Trade Unions on the new national pay deal. But the Irish Congress of ... not on the ICTU agenda. The national pay deal has been heavily criticised ...

Article: THE country's biggest construction workers' union has warned of ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... not get salary hikes under the national pay deal. SIPTU's Eric Fleming warned ... has repeatedly called for the National Pay Deal to be shelved because its members ... holds back payments under the national pay deal, he will get a reaction from ...

Article: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen appeared to leave the door open yesterday ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  December 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... possible renegotiation of the national pay deal and a scrapping of wage rises ... the Dail about the status of the pay deal, Tanaiste Mary Coughlan insisted ... yesterday: "On the issue of the national pay deal, it is not up for negotiations ...