Speech by Ethel Buckley, SIPTU Deputy General Secretary at the James Connolly Commemoration, Arbour Hill Dublin on Sunday 17th May, 2020

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On this day we remember the most significant revolutionary in the history of the Irish trade union, socialist and republican movements. James Connolly was also a leading progressive voice in the global struggle for worker’s rights in the first decades of...

Construction unions call on employers to ensure extra protections for workers

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The Trade Union Federation (TUF), which includes SIPTU, BATU and CONNECT trade unions, have called on construction employers to ensure that maximum protection is provided for workers when they return to work tomorrow. SIPTU Construction Sector...

SIPTU members seek mandatory face covering for public transport

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

SIPTU transport representatives have called for the mandatory introduction of face masks for passengers using public bus, rail and tram services. They said that its members are disappointed at the announcement today (Friday, 15th May) by An...

SIPTU calls for meat industry task force to confront Covid-19

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

SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Greg Ennis, has called for the immediate creation of a ‘Farm to Fork’ meat industry taskforce to deal with the spread of Covid-19, with more than 600 cases of the virus reported in plants across the...

SIPTU supports separate department for third level education

by | May 13, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU’s Education Sector Committee has called for the establishment of a separate government department for third level education and research. SIPTU Public Administration Division Organiser, Adrian Kane said: “The problems facing the sector prior to...

SIPTU urges National Pen to recognise SIPTU as workers’ representative

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Workers at National Pen in Dundalk, county Louth have insisted that they wish to be represented by SIPTU during discussions on redundancy terms following the decision by the company to remove 176 employees from its workforce. SIPTU Industrial Organiser,...