by | Apr 16, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
Data published today from the EU-wide Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) confirms a stark reduction for Irish workers and welfare recipients in 2012 of 4.6% in the real value of median income i.e. after accounting for inflation. The income of individuals...
by | Apr 16, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members at the Naval Base in Haulbowline in Cork have asked the Department of Defence to provide a medical person with competence in the area of asbestos related diseases and illnesses to answer a series of questions about the nature of their exposure to the...
by | Apr 15, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU activists from the South Kerry Development Partnership and North and East Kerry Development led a crowd of over 300 people in a protest over plans to privatise Local Development Companies (LDC’s) outside the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council in...
by | Apr 11, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
A dispute resulting from a unilateral action by management at Bord na Móna to remove eight workers from the company payroll will be the subject of a Labour Court hearing on Wednesday (16th April). The referral of the dispute to the Labour Court follows a...
by | Apr 11, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members in Irish Rail will consider a Labour Court recommendation issued today (Friday, 11th April) in relation to cost containment plans at the transport company. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “This Labour Court recommendation does...
by | Apr 8, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has welcomed the passing of a motion at a meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday (7th April), calling on Minister for Environment and Local Government, Phil Hogan, to reject the privatisation of community programmes and services. The...
