Public services are best delivered by directly employed workers with the resources needed to serve their communities, delegates have been told at SIPTU’s Conference in Galway.
SIPTU General Secretary John King contrasted the ‘democratic legitimacy’ of trade union strike action with the ‘mob rule’ of the fuel protests in April this year.
Following discussions the ICTU Public Services Committee agreed to defer strike action. Pay talks are now underway with our lead negotiator Deputy General Secretary, Adrian Kane. More details here.
Delegates unanimously passed an Aviation Sector motion on Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering its use in areas including rostering, maintenance, security screening and performance monitoring.
SIPTU representatives have warned that the Union will give immediate effect to its existing mandate if cuts to funding for RTÉ result in compulsory redundancies or further outsourcing of core roles.
SIPTU has strongly condemned the statement by Minister Peter Burke that the Government has abandoned 2029 as the deadline for implementing a Living Wage.
