by | Dec 5, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The SIPTU NEC statement of 21st November 2014 concluded: “Therefore, in the absence of a declaration by the Government of its intention to provide every household with an adequate supply of water to meet all its domestic needs, at no direct...
by | Dec 3, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members have expressed disappointment and concern at the findings of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) review of the gender divide in senior academic posts across publicly funded higher education institutions. The HEA review has confirmed that while the...
by | Dec 2, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) are studying the recommendations contained in the HIQA “Review of pre-hospital emergency care services” which they have described as “challenging but...
by | Dec 2, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
Irish Equity has called on members to display caution before committing to projects due to the unscrupulous activities of some production companies which include false claims about the other actors involved and the underpayment or non-payment of fees. The call follows...
by | Nov 25, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has demanded that workers employed under the HSE support staff intern scheme be made permanent with immediate effect instead of continuing the creeping privatisation of the health service. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “The...
by | Nov 21, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The Government’s initiative of 19th November 2014, while offering clarity and certainty on water charges, will not provide a comprehensive long-term solution for the challenges confronting the development of the public water system. Its most...
