Unions make significant breakthrough on pay justice claim for Section 39 workers

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (Thursday, 10th December) confirmed that unions have made a significant breakthrough on pay restoration for members in 250 State-funded voluntary health and social service providers. The positive development for workers in these...

SIPTU welcomes key recommendations of Arts and Culture Taskforce report

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU members have welcomed the recommendations contained in the recently published Report of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce, ‘A Life Worth Living’, which can assist the sector to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. SIPTU...

SIPTU to discuss childcare professionals’ pay with Minister for Children and IBEC

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU has today (Thursday, 10th December) accepted an invitation from the Minister for Children, Equality Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, to discuss pay and conditions for childcare workers with him and the...

STOP67 campaign welcomes removal of pension age increase in Social Welfare Bill

by | Dec 9, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

The STOP67 campaign has welcomed the removal of the pension age increase to 67 years on 1st January next in the Social Welfare Bill which will be debated in the Dáil today (9th December, 2020). The campaign, which helped to make the pension age...

SIPTU confirms new collective agreement for independent live action film and television crew

by | Dec 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (7th December) confirmed that proposals for a new collective agreement for live action film and television crew have been accepted in a ballot of union members. SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Karan O Loughlin,...

Strike action to proceed at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as last minute talks collapse after management fail to address workers’ pay equality

by | Dec 2, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

Members of all four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, forced into picket lines from 6am tomorrow [Thursday, December 3rd] In a joint trade union side statement and ahead of the industrial action, workforce...