by | Oct 3, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members in Irish Rail have voted by 71% to 29% to accept Labour Relations Commission (LRC) proposals in relation to cost containment at the transport company in a ballot counted today (Friday, 3rd October) in Liberty Hall, Dublin. The proposals...
by | Oct 2, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The announcement today that the Beckman Coulter plant in Mervue in Galway is to close with the loss of 140 jobs has come as a shock to many of the company’s employees, according to SIPTU Organiser, Frank Jones. “Our members are shocked at this...
by | Sep 25, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU welcomes the launch of the Trade Unions Support Poles Abroad initiative in Ireland which will take place in the Conference Centre of the Communications Workers’ Union, Dublin 1, tomorrow (Friday, 26th September) between 10.00 a.m. and...
by | Sep 22, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The SIPTU Dublin District Council has launched ‘A Vision for Dublin 2020 – Improving Our City’, a document which sets out five priority areas on which union members will campaign over the coming years to improve the city. Launching the document...
by | Sep 22, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members employed by Greyhound Recycling and Recovery voted by a substantial majority in favour of an agreement to end a 14-week long lockout at the company, at a meeting in Liberty Hall, Dublin, this afternoon (Monday, 22nd September)....
by | Sep 18, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The group of unions representing residential care staff have described a Labour Court recommendation, dealing with sleepover duty as a major breakthrough. The recommendation, issued today (18th Thursday), calls for the recognition of sleepover duty...
