by | Mar 3, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has warned Irish Water that several main contractors and sub-contractors working on its Water Meter Installation programme are not honouring agreements in relation to rates of pay and other benefits due to workers. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Martin...
by | Feb 28, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has strongly condemned Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar, for using “spin and misinformation” in an attempt to undermine Irish Rail and its employees during an appearance on RTE’s Primetime last night (Thursday, 27th...
by | Feb 28, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has called on the Department of Education and Skills (DES) to undertake a review of the access provided to trade union organisers to school building sites and its complaints procedure, in order to counter a worrying level of non-compliance by building...
by | Feb 28, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The strong growth in the numbers in employment, with the seasonally adjusted figure of 59,900 more people in work over the year to the end of 2013, is a sign of economic recovery but concerns remain about stagnant wages, according to SIPTU...
by | Feb 28, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has condemned the treatment of workers at the G&K (Gurranbraher and Knocknaheeney) Community Training Centre, Cork, who have been denied their redundancy entitlements and access to personal possessions. The staff were told without any prior...
by | Feb 27, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU and the NUJ have jointly called on the Government to establish a Referendum Commission coinciding with publication of the proposed legislation on same sex marriage rather than waiting until the date has been set for the referendum. At a round table discussion in...
