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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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Raise the Roof - Homes for All
A new plan to end the housing crisis.
SIPTU members seek engagement with FAI management on industrial relations issues
SIPTU members employed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have expressed deep dissatisfaction with the continued refusal of the organisation to engage with the union in order to resolve a number of industrial relations issues. Read More
SIPTU and CRH sign agreement on establishing works councils across Europe
SIPTU representatives have signed an agreement with the management of international building materials group, CRH, which will see the establishment of works councils representing all its employees in its operations across Europe. Read More
SIPTU seeks urgent meeting with Lufthansa Technic concerning redundancies
SIPTU representatives are seeking an urgent meeting with the management of Lufthansa Technic Shannon Ltd (LTSL) in county Clare, following the announcement today (Tuesday, 12th October) of its intention to implement up to 180 redundancies. Read More
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- Government drive to a balanced budget is premature and damaging to economy >
- SIPTU welcomes announcement of increased investment in childcare in Budget 2022 >
- SIPTU warns that raising pension age from 2028 will make it an issue at next election >
- SIPTU report shows one in five workers are low paid >
- SIPTU warns politicians of mass exodus of childcare staff if Budget 2022 fails on pay crisis >
- SIPTU members outraged at potential closure of Shannon Heritage sites >
- SIPTU says Living Wage increase confirms urgent need for collective bargaining rights >
- Unions to attend Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss growing crisis in local employment services and jobs clubs >
- Union representatives roundly reject water worker criticism >
- Health unions call for “immediate” talks after Labour Court recommendation on COVID-19 compensation >
- SIPTU members reject Aer Lingus proposals for cuts and work practice changes >
- SIPTU welcomes payment to be made to redundant workers laid off due to pandemic >
Labour Court Evelyn Owens
Watch a video on the life and work of Evelyn Owens (1931 - 2010), a former chair of the Labour Court and an accomplished member of the Seanad between 1969 and 1977.
Irish Women Workers Union
The 110th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Women Workers’ Union (IWWU) on the 5th September 1911 will be celebrated with music, word, verse and by the launch of Left Lives in 20th Century Ireland.
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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Local Government touches every aspect of our daily lives and affects every citizen – young and old alike. It affects our schools, our homes, our public parks. It’s in our work, our play and our recreation.
SIPTU report shows one in five workers are low paid READ THE REPORT HERE
Launch of ‘New Deal for Early Years’ campaign. READ MORE
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Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Unions attend Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
STOP67 Webinar - The right to remain in the job
On Wednesday 23rd June, the STOP67 Campaign hosted a webinar to discuss its demand for the introduction of a statutory Right to Remain in the Job with expert legal and industrial relations practitioners.
Low Pay Republic: Combatting Low Pay in the Irish Labour Market
Low pay is endemic in the Irish Republic. One in five workers is officially categorised as ‘low-paid’ – that is over 300,000 women and men.
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