by | Apr 21, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, has called on the Government to bring the private nursing home sector into State control for the period of the Covid-19 crisis as it did with the private hospitals. According to the Department of Health,...
by | Apr 20, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
The Bord na Mόna (BNM) Group of Unions has condemned proposals to lay-off over 200 workers this week and has called on the board of the semi-state company to reject the plan. BNM Group of Unions Secretary, Willie Noone, said: “BNM management...
by | Apr 20, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU representatives have condemned the manner in which Debenhams Retail Ireland Limited has treated its employees and have committed to challenging the manner in which a collective redundancy notice was served by the company. At the request of the company, the...
by | Apr 20, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
New government will need progressive counterweight to centre-right to avoid past mistakes In the storm of this public health crisis we’ve seen a significant shift away from a four-decade market-centred economic orthodoxy towards some of the principles and tools...
by | Apr 17, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
The SIPTU Big Start National Committee has said that the introduction of the Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme (WSCS), which was announced yesterday (Thursday, 16th April), will greatly assist in maintaining a skilled workforce in the Early Years sector....
by | Apr 16, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU Health Division has expressed its condolences to the families of two health workers at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny who died after contracting the coronavirus. The workers who were employed as support staff at the hospital were members of SIPTU and...
