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SIPTU supports major investment in Bausch and Lomb plant in Waterford

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU members have expressed their support for the announcement today (Wednesday, 29th April) of a €75 million investment programme in the Bausch and Lomb production plant in Waterford. The decision by the contact lens manufacturer’s parent...

SIPTU Kildare District Council host meeting on the commuter belt housing crisis

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU Kildare District Council will host a meeting on the impact of the housing crisis on the commuter belt in the McAuley Place, Arts and Culture Centre, Sallins Road, Naas, county Kildare at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, 30th April. The event...

SIPTU says comprehensive agreement needed to prevent bus strike

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU has stated that a comprehensive agreement which deals with the threat to bus services and workers' terms of employment is needed before there can be any suspension of industrial action by bus drivers scheduled to begin on Friday, 1st May. SIPTU...

SIPTU members disappointed with publication of report on St. Anne’s centre

by | Apr 25, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU has expressed disappointment with the failure of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to seek input from relevant staff members before publishing an inspection report on the St. Anne’s Centre for people with intellectual disabilities,...

SIPTU President calls for 2 to 1 ratio of spending to tax cuts as economy grows

by | Apr 24, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

Speaking at the Union’s Education Sector AGM and in advance of the publication of the Government’s Spring Statement next week, SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has called for public spending to be prioritised over tax cuts on...