by | Nov 18, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU Sector Organiser, Adrian Kane, has said that SIPTU members in Irish Water will not accept any unilateral changes to their terms and conditions of employment. SIPTU, which represents about 100 of the 400 directly employed workers in Irish...
by | Nov 17, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has said the outcome of a study announced today (Monday, 17th November) by Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash, into the prevalence of zero-hour and low-hour contracts must be used by the Government to end these exploitative...
by | Nov 17, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has called for the Government to implement a policy of replacing agency workers with directly recruited staff following the release of figures indicating that the Department of Health and HSE paid out €238 million to private recruitment companies during...
by | Nov 14, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has called on the management of the Kerry Women’s Refuge and Support Services, based in Tralee, Co. Kerry, to refrain from using strikebreakers to undermine industrial action at the facility which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday,...
by | Nov 14, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
Following talks at the Labour Relation Commission (LRC) today (Friday 14th November) on proposals to privatise bus services, SIPTU has sought an urgent meeting with the Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe. SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Owen Reidy...
