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SIPTU supporting the Abbeyleix and District Hospital protest march Sunday, 29th April.
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The roots of May Day
Background to May Day: In 1884, unions declared that eight hours would constitute a legal day’s work from and after 1st May, 1886. When workers went on strike at a factory in Chicago on 3rd May, 1886, police fired into the peacefully assembled crowd, killing four and wounding many others. Read more…
Report charts future of oil and gas exploration
Some radical proposals to reform Ireland’s oil and gas fiscal and licensing regime have been proposed by an Oireachtas committee, including recommendations made by SIPTU last Autumn. Read More
SIPTU recovers nearly €2 million for workers
SIPTU is the largest single user of Ireland’s employment rights bodies – and has won almost €2 million in settlements for members since the start of the year. The figures were revealed by the union’s Membership Information and Support Centre (MISC) which advises and represents individual SIPTU members in disputes with employers. Read More
SIPTU Home Help members to march in Cork on Saturday, 26th May
SIPTU members in the Home Help service will march through Cork city centre on Saturday (26th May) at 2.00 p.m. as part of their campaign against the outsourcing of the service by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Marchers will assemble at 1.30 p.m. at Connolly Hall, Lapps Quay, and from there march to Grand Parade. Read More
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SIPTU General President Jack O'Connor discussing the Fiscal Treaty
SIPTU General President Jack O'Connor answering questions at a hearing of the Sub-Committee on the Referendum on the Intergovernmental Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union on Friday 27th April
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SIPTU members in the home help service will march through Cork city centre on Saturday, 26th May at 2.00 p.m. as part of their campaign against the outsourcing of the service by the Health Service Executive (HSE). VIEW DETAILS
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Dock Workers photographic exhibition
Launch of the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society photographic exhibition in Liberty Hall Theatre on the 9th May
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