by | Jan 31, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU shop stewards representing workers at Kerry Group plants have called on the CEO of the company, Stan McCarthy, to intervene in a dispute concerning redundancy payments for BCD Travel workers. The dispute results from the continued refusal of BCD...
by | Jan 30, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members in St. Leo’s College, Carlow voted, yesterday (Wednesday, 29th January), in favour of industrial action in a dispute concerning unilateral changes to their terms and conditions of employment. SIPTU Organiser, Bill...
by | Jan 30, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has called on the Government and Health Service Executive (HSE) to assist workers being made redundant due to the closure of Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, in finding new jobs in the Health Service. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul...
by | Jan 29, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU and MANDATE have welcomed the news that the establishment orders for the Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) have been signed. The JLCs, once they are formed by trade union and employer representatives under the auspices of Kieran Mulvey, the Chief...
by | Jan 29, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The SIPTU Local Development Company (LDC) Committee has called on the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Simon Coveney, to support rural...
by | Jan 28, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
The ‘Pathways to Work’ plan which was published today by the Government has the potential to deliver certain opportunities for young people but must be developed in tandem with a broader apprenticeship system in order to cultivate viable,...