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Public service pay. 2 verified records.

Every verified dispute filed under public service pay, in full. Each entry carries the worker group, the action they took, what was meant to resolve it, where it broke down, and every source on the record.

Public service pay archive

Public service pay disputes, in full.

2 verified disputes on the public record under public service pay. Open any entry to read what was promised, what was delayed, and every source behind it.

2022

24 Jul 2022

Public service pay · Republic of Ireland

SIPTU public service members

Pay and cost-of-living pressure.

Escalatory ballot preparation

SIPTU public service members (Republic of Ireland) entered preparation for industrial action against Government / public service employers, represented by SIPTU. The dispute ran from 24 Jul 2022 and is recorded as escalatory ballot preparation.

What was meant to resolve it

Cost-of-living and pay deal pressure central.

The unresolved issue

Pay and cost-of-living pressure.

Where it broke down

Important bridge case into later cost-of-living rhetoric.

Editor's note: Cross-sector pay pressure case.

What workers said

inflationcost of livingpay pressure

What officials said

pay talksaffordability

2018

23 Sep 2018

Public service pay · Republic of Ireland

Post-2011 public servants / new entrants

New entrant pay inequality.

Partial pay adjustment

Post-2011 public servants / new entrants (Republic of Ireland) entered pay agreement / dispute context against Government, represented by Public service unions. The dispute ran from 23 Sep 2018 and is recorded as partial pay adjustment.

What was meant to resolve it

€3,000 pay rise for post-2011 recruits but broader parity tensions remained.

The unresolved issue

New entrant pay inequality.

Where it broke down

Useful structural context for later disputes in teaching and nursing.

Editor's note: Context case rather than strike event.

What workers said

parityinequalitydelayed redress

What officials said

public pay dealrestoration