SIPTU delegates told focus is on rolling back the privatisation of public services

by | Nov 11, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU activists are focused on bringing community services back under public control as part of a global shift away from the privatisation model, the SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division Biennial Delegate conference has heard. Addressing the more...

Construction unions to seek early compensation for soaring rise in living costs

by | Nov 11, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

The unions which make up the ICTU Congress Construction Industrial Committee (CIC) will commence lodging claims with employers in the construction sector for improvements in pay to restore the living standards of workers in the sector. Workers in the sector received a...

SIPTU members protest at Bunratty over failure to transfer Shannon Heritage tourism sites to Clare County Council

by | Nov 3, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members working for Shannon Heritage protested at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park on Friday, 28th October, to highlight the continued failure of the Government to announce the funding required to facilitate the transfer of Shannon Heritage tourism...

‘Keep Water Public’ campaign launched calling for referendum on public water services

by | Oct 27, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

A coalition of trade unions today (Thursday 27th October) launched the ‘Keep Water Public’ campaign, which calls on the Government to confirm a date for a constitutional referendum on the public ownership of water services. The campaign is supported...

Sláintecare essential to reform of dysfunctional healthcare system says Shortall

by | Oct 26, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

Full implementation of the Sláintecare policy is essential for the effective reform of our health and social care services, Social Democrats co-leader, Róisín Shortall, told the SIPTU Health Division Biennial Delegate Conference...

SIPTU Deputy General Secretary says public sector funding faces 5% cut by 2025

by | Oct 26, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

Funding for the public sector faces a 5% cut in real terms by 2025, which will result in a decline in services, SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, John King, told the SIPTU Health Division Biennial Delegate Conference in Waterford today...