by | Mar 31, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members employed at Toughers Restaurant in Carlow, county Carlow, have expressed shock at the sudden closure of the restaurant and the liquidation of its parent company. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Hynes, said: “I will be meeting with...
by | Mar 31, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has called upon all workers to support their colleagues in Mandate trade union who are on strike at Dunnes Stores across the country today, Thursday, 2nd April, by not shopping at the retailer. SIPTU Services Division Organiser, John...
by | Mar 30, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
Political and trade union activists from across the island attended a one-day conference on the future of Palestine in Liberty Hall on Saturday, 28th March. Among those who addressed the conference, entitled ‘Where Now for the Two State Solution...
by | Mar 30, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members have stated that a proposal received from the management of Aer Lingus, today (Monday, 30th March), in relation to the guaranteeing of workers’ terms and conditions of employment in the event of a take over by IAG, does not...
by | Mar 27, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has warned that a rigid interpretation of EU budgetary rules risked strangling Ireland’s fragile economic recovery and must now be handled flexibly by the European Commission. “If the Government...
