by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
A submission to the government-appointed independent review of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic was presented by Divisional Head Kevin Figgis at the Care Sector Annual General Meeting (AGM) last month. SIPTU’s submission examined nursing home workers’...
by | Apr 5, 2026 | History, Latest News
The Easter Rising of 1916 would not have happened without our Union. Under the leadership of James Connolly, the acting general secretary of the ITGWU, the predecessor of SIPTU, was at the very centre of the Rising. Connolly was a driving force behind the planning for...
by | Apr 5, 2026 | Press Releases
SIPTU representatives at North Cork Creameries have confirmed that their primary focus is ensuring job security and employment continuity following an announcement yesterday (2nd April 2026) that the Co-Op has reached a commercial agreement with the Carbery Group to...
by | Apr 4, 2026 | Latest News, Lockout Series, The Sunday Read
During Easter week, the standard of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), the Starry Plough, flew over the Imperial Hotel (former Clerys building) on O’Connell Street. The hotel was owned by William Martin Murphy of 1913 Lockout infamy. That the standard of the workers’...
by | Apr 1, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU representatives have warned that up to €45 million in ringfenced state funding, allocated to improve the pay of Early Years Educators in 2026, is at risk following the continued refusal of employers’ groups to enter pay talks with the Union. SIPTU Sector...
