SIPTU has warned that Ireland is “sleepwalking into a corporate Early Years system” and has called on the Government to directly fund the wages of educators and managers in the sector.
The Government faces a mobilised army of citizens demanding that their concerns about the cost-of-living crisis and fair pay be heard, says Deputy General Secretary, Adrian Kane.
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.
SIPTU remains strike-ready and has been reinvigorated by public sector industrial action, which has delivered membership growth and mobilised workers across the country.
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.
