by | Oct 21, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
The SIPTU Dublin District Council hosted a seminar on the housing crisis in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, on Monday (19th October) during which housing activists and academics called on the council to take a leading role in the campaign to end homelessness in...
by | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has accepted an offer to resume talks tomorrow (Tuesday, 20th October) at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in an effort to find a resolution to a dispute concerning train drivers in Irish Rail. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said:...
by | Oct 19, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members working as security guards at the Shell gas terminal in Bellanaboy, county Mayo, are conducting a 12-hour work stoppage tomorrow (Monday, 19th October) in a dispute related to the unilateral implementation of job losses and reduced...
by | Oct 19, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU train drivers have expressed disappointment at the failure of the management of Irish Rail to adequately address the issue of past productivity which led to the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Rights Commission (WRC) that were aimed at resolving the dispute...
by | Oct 14, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has criticised the failure of the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, in Budget 2016 to end the preferential 9% VAT rate enjoyed by the profitable hotel and restaurant sector that includes many businesses that are exploiting low paid workers. SIPTU...
by | Oct 13, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
Budget 2016 contains a number of positive measures that will see workers make the first real financial gains from a budget in almost eight years, according to SIPTU researcher, Ger Gibbons. The public spending commitments, including the restoration...
