At the time of writing, Irish unions are balloting their members about a new collective bargaining agreement for the public sector (Labour Relations Commission 2013). If a majority of union members in a majority of public sector unions within the Irish Congress of Trade Union (ICTU) endorses the...

This article uses case study data from a major Irish city council to investigate and explain public sector worker attitudes towards social partnership at local and national level. It is argued that the more sceptical attitudes to workplace partnership reflect structural differences between local...

In April 2000, a statutory National Minimum Wage was introduced in Ireland, at around 55% of the average industrial wage. This development is notable for a number of reasons: first, the statutory minimum wage seems to contradict the voluntarist tradition of Irish industrial relations where the...