by | Mar 11, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU members across the Education Sector have today (Thursday, 11th March) said that, unless the crisis in third level funding is addressed, all the problems that have continuously plagued the sector will continue to persist. The calls come...
by | Mar 10, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU members working in county and city councils across the country have today (Wednesday, 10th March) put the Government on notice that, if water service workers are forcibly transferred into Irish Water, thousands of local authority workers are...
by | Mar 10, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU has said that increasing the pension age will make no significant contribution to the cost of the State pension scheme. It has also called for a ‘statutory right to remain’ to allow employees to stay in their jobs up to and beyond the pension age and...
by | Mar 10, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
The Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of €50 million in measures to support the Live Performance sector. Welcoming the announcement, MUI executive member, Niamh Parsons, said the support was long...
by | Mar 9, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and the Trade Union Federation (TUF) today signed a Return to Work Safety Protocol at a Collen Construction site in Haymarket, Dublin. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the site has been closed since 8th January last....
by | Mar 9, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
The SIPTU Young Workers’ Network has today (Tuesday 9th, March) made a submission to the Commission on Pensions which calls for the state pension age not to be increased. A survey of over 1,300 young people formed the basis of the submission; it...
