by | Jan 8, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU has welcomed the decision of the Irish Government to criminalise forced labour and to provide greater protection for victims of modern day slavery. SIPTU Services Division Organiser, John King, said that the Government decision to insert a definition...
by | Jan 8, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU has written to the Minster for Health, James Reilly, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, requesting that they halt attempts by the HSE to recruit 1,000 nurses and midwives on 80% of the staff nurse...
by | Jan 7, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU will meet members in Johnson Brothers in Ballymount, Dublin, on Monday to discuss proposed redundancies at the distribution company. SIPTU Organiser, Graham Macken, said: “The announcement by the management of Johnson Brothers today...
by | Jan 7, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU members at Aer Lingus, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) have welcomed a proposal by the Labour Court for a structured and speedy negotiation process to resolve the crisis in the defined pension scheme at the companies....
by | Jan 4, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
Commenting on yesterday’s better than expected exchequer returns for 2012, SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has called on the Government to seize the initiative and follow through with a major jobs stimulus programme and to bring...
