by | Sep 7, 2018 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2018
SIPTU members have served notice of a 16-hour work stoppage in a dispute concerning a refusal by management to respect a Labour Court recommendation in relation to union representation for workers at the Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) plant in Gweedore, County...
by | Sep 5, 2018 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2018
The SIPTU Big Start Campaign has said low pay will continue to undermine the delivery of quality Early Years education. Union representatives welcomed the announcement by the Government today (Wednesday, 5th September) of increased funding for childcare supports...
by | Sep 4, 2018 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2018
The SIPTU Big Start Campaign is calling for a radical new approach to childcare funding to address the affordability and staffing crisis in the sector. Speaking in response to a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the state agency,...
by | Aug 29, 2018 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2018
The SIPTU Big Start Campaign is calling on the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) to adequately support a pre-school to primary school transition plan developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The NCCA plan envisages the...
by | Aug 22, 2018 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2018
Staff in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have agreed significant pay increases, following local collective bargaining between management and trade union representatives. The new pay agreement includes increases of 7.5% for all union members...
