by | Feb 12, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has expressed support for the Government decision to extend by one year the period within which public servants can retire under the terms which they held prior to pay reductions implemented under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI)...
by | Feb 11, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members at aviation firm, PWAI International Ltd. (PWAI), in Rathcoole, county Dublin, are seeking funds from the European Globalisation Fund for the training and upskilling of workers who are due to lose their jobs when the plant closes...
by | Feb 11, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members at St Leo’s College in county Carlow have voted in favour of industrial action after management refused to provide support staff with an adequate workplace pension. According to SIPTU organiser, Bill Mulcahy, the decision to take...
by | Feb 10, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
A presentation on the case for a Yes vote and the key issues involved in the Civil Marriage Equality Referendum will be made at the meeting of the SIPTU Kildare District Council in the union’s offices, George Street, Newbridge, county...
by | Feb 10, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members at NUI Galway have expressed “deep disappointment” at the process to appoint a taskforce to investigate gender discrimination in the college. In a statement the SIPTU NUI Galway Academic Committee said: "This task force has been chosen...
by | Feb 10, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU members have strongly criticised the procedures surrounding the proposed establishment of a taskforce to investigate gender inequality at NUI Galway, following cases of discrimination at the institution that have been highlighted by the Equality Tribunal....
