by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU Organisers and members of the National Executive Council from the Support Sector attended a seminar by the Nevin Economic Research Institute entitled ‘Revisiting Outsourcing in the Public Sector – A Value for Money Approach’ in June. The seminar heard that the...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Health Division is happy to announce the addition of two Sector Organisers to the Division. Industrial Organiser, Sharon Cregan has recently been promoted to the position of Sector Organiser within the Division, while Shonagh Byrne recently joined the Division...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The poor working conditions of workers in the platform-based ‘gig’ economy have received considerable media attention in recent years. Yielding to the pressure from gig workers, trade unions and civil society, the European Council adopted in March 2024 a directive to...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
On 19th June, Fine Gael members in the Seanad brought forward a motion calling for continued investment and monitoring of the National Cancer Strategy. Some of the debate centred on the need to recruit and retain Radiation Therapists, who deliver a core component of...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU, the Union for Care Workers, has said that collective bargaining rights in the care sector will be essential to addressing low pay and recruitment issues with in-home support services. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Sharon Cregan said: “On 19th June, IBEC...