CE Supervisors vote for industrial action in dispute over pension rights

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

Community Employment (CE) Supervisors have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute concerning the failure of the Government to implement a Labour Court recommendation regarding their right to a...

Launch of STOP67 Coalition to fight increase in the pension age for workers

by | Jan 23, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU was joined by leading non-governmental organisations for the launch of the Stop67 campaign in Dublin today (Thursday, 23rd January) which aims to halt the increase of the state pension age for workers to 67 from next year. Speaking at the formal campaign...

SIPTU to outline STOP67 campaign against pension age increases tomorrow in Dublin

by | Jan 22, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU General Secretary, Joe Cunningham, will outline the union’s STOP67 campaign to reverse the pension age increase to age 67 in 2021 and 68 in 2028, in Dublin on Thursday 23rd January. The event will take place at 11.00 a.m. in the Cheyne...

SIPTU rejects Fine Gael claim on cost of demand to stop the increase in pension age

by | Jan 17, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have rejected a claim by finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, that the State cannot afford to stop the increase in the pension age to 67 years in 2021. Responding to finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, who questioned how the...

SIPTU members demanding real action on pension age increases from North West election candidates

by | Jan 16, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

Up to 150 SIPTU members and activists, working in the health service across the North West of Ireland, will gather for a special “Stop67” campaign event tonight in the Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo (Thursday, 16th January) at 7.00 p.m. At...

SIPTU hopeful after meeting with Minister for Sport to discuss future of FAI

by | Jan 15, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

A SIPTU delegation met the Minister for Sport, Shane Ross, today (Wednesday, 15th January) in Government Buildings in Dublin, to discuss the future of the FAI and the protection of the livelihoods of union members employed by the Association....