SIPTU serves strike notice at Zenith Energy Bantry Bay Terminals Limited

by | Nov 28, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members have today (Monday, 28th November) served notice of strike action at Zenith Energy Bantry Bay Terminals Limited, located on Whiddy Island, county Cork, to commence on Tuesday, 13th December, in a dispute concerning...

SIPTU seeks urgent meeting on bus driver shortages with National Transport Authority 

by | Nov 24, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members employed as bus drivers with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann handed in a letter at the offices of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Dublin, today (Thursday, 24th November), calling for an urgent meeting to discuss...

SIPTU member in Wexford awarded €40,000 for constructive dismissal 

by | Nov 23, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

A SIPTU member secured an award of more than €40,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following his unfair dismissal by his employer, McGuire Haulage Limited, with a head office in Thomastown, county...

Meath Trades Council backs Raise the Roof and Keep Water Public campaigns

by | Nov 23, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

Delegates attending a meeting of the Meath Trades Council in Navan on Tuesday (22nd November) called on people to attend the Raise the Roof march in Dublin on Saturday, 26thNovember, and voted to back the Keep Water Public campaign for a referendum to...

SIPTU calls on Rehab Group to respect Labour Court and pay redundancy to Limerick workers

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU representatives have called on the Rehab Group to honour a Labour Court recommendation that states that it should pay outstanding redundancy payments due to 38 workers formerly employed by one of its subsidiaries in county Limerick who lost their jobs in 2021....

SIPTU delegates told focus is on rolling back the privatisation of public services

by | Nov 11, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU activists are focused on bringing community services back under public control as part of a global shift away from the privatisation model, the SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division Biennial Delegate conference has heard. Addressing the more...