SIPTU says government must address recurring Covid-19 outbreaks in meat processing plants

by | Jan 26, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

Following reports of two more significant Covid-19 clusters in Cork and Wexford, with more than 100 workers testing positive for the virus, SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Greg Ennis, has called on the Government to act immediately on...

SIPTU says future sustainability of the childcare workforce is under threat

by | Jan 22, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU representatives have today (Friday 22nd, January) expressed grave concerns for the future of the childcare sector as thousands of Early Years Educators are forced to draw down the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). The concerns were expressed following...

SIPTU calls for real solutions not gimmicks to resolve domestic waste issues in Dublin

by | Jan 19, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU representatives have labelled an offer of a €50,000 prize by Dublin City Council for ‘innovative solutions’ for on street storage of domestic waste as a gimmick and a waste of public funds. SIPTU Public Administration and Community...

SIPTU says lack of consultation to suspend student placements will deepen crisis in health service

by | Jan 17, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU representatives have today (Sunday, 17th January) said the lack of consultation surrounding the decision by health minister, Stephen Donnelly, to suspend student placements will only deepen the serious crisis in the health service. SIPTU Health...

SIPTU says safe functioning of the health service in grave danger

by | Jan 15, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU Health representatives have today (Friday, 15th January) said the Covid-19 infection rates of health care workers are unsustainable and putting the safe functioning of the health service in grave danger. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Kevin...

SIPTU calls on government to avert closure of Waterford Area Partnership

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU representatives have called on the Government to intervene in order to save the Waterford Area Partnership (WAP) following the publication of a report earlier this week which suggested that the organisation was “not viable” due to governance and...