SIPTU calls for strong opposition to the extreme right and radical reform of the EU

by | Oct 3, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU delegates attending the union’s Biennial Delegate Conference in Cork have today (Tuesday, 3rd October) backed a call to strongly oppose the forces of the extreme right and to radically reform the EU in a manner which places the interests of citizens...

SIPTU President calls for alliance of progressive forces to prioritise urgent public investment

by | Oct 2, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has called for a new alliance to prioritise public investment in housing, health care, and education and to guarantee collective bargaining rights for all workers. Addressing the SIPTU Biennial...

SIPTU launches ‘Your County, Your Youth, Your Future’ local authority recruitment campaign

by | Oct 2, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU launched the ‘Your County, Your Youth, Your Future’ local authority recruitment campaign at an event today (Monday, 2nd September) in Connolly Hall, Cork City, which was attended by county council workers from across the...

SIPTU says transport minister must intervene in rail dispute before industrial action

by | Sep 28, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to intervene in the Irish Rail dispute before workers are forced into taking industrial action due to management intransigence concerning an outstanding pay claim. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU members commence industrial action at Kerry Group Plant in Listowel

by | Sep 27, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU members in the Kerry Group Plant in Listowel, county Kerry, have commenced a campaign of industrial action with a 24-hour work stoppage which began yesterday (Tuesday, 26th September) at 10.00 p.m. SIPTU Organiser, John Cooney,...

SIPTU says industrial action in Irish Rail unavoidable without movement on pay

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU members in Irish Rail have stated that a conciliation conference at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, 27th September) may present the last opportunity for progress on a pay increase before they are forced to...