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SIPTU members protest over plans to privatise local employment services
SIPTU members launched the ‘Our Community is Not for Sale’ campaign, demanding an immediate halt to tenders for private companies to bid for state contracts to run programmes to assist people getting back into the workforce, on Friday, 9th July.
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SIPTU calls for a halt to sell-off of community based employment services
SIPTU members have expressed concern and anger at news reports that the US headquartered corporate contract company, Maximus, has established an operation in Ireland with the expressed interest in taking over Local Employment Services currently provided successfully by community based enterprises. Read More
SIPTU cleaners employed by private contractors welcome reward commitment
SIPTU members employed as cleaners by private contractors in public hospitals have welcomed the commitment by Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, to reward their work on the frontline against Covid-19. Read More
SIPTU members call for urgent recommencement of Security ERO process
SIPTU members have called for the urgent recommencement of the process to establish an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the security industry, a sector in which most workers have not received a pay rise in nearly three years. Read More
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
SIPTU representatives on Wednesday, 15th December, expressed deep concerns over the high level of pressure on ambulance, fire and emergency services across the country.
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Launch of New Deal for Early Years campaign
On Thursday, 8th July, SIPTU, together with a coalition of eleven Early Years and civil society organisations, launched the ‘New Deal for Early Years’ campaign for the reform of the childcare sector so it can provide improved services for children, families, workers and providers.
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