by | Dec 9, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
Following the introduction of further Covid-19 restrictions, Irish Equity and the Musicians’ Union of Ireland (MUI) have welcomed the return of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the continuing support available through the Covid Restrictions Support...
by | Dec 7, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have said that figures released by the Department of Further and Higher Education categorically confirm that the staffing crisis in childcare in not driven by a lack of qualified educators in Ireland but low pay in the sector forcing them to...
by | Dec 6, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU members working in Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs in county Laois and county Offaly today (Monday, 6th December) began a campaign of work stoppages in a dispute resulting from the privatisation of this community service. The industrial...
by | Dec 3, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have called on the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to directly intervene in a dispute concerning Local Employment Services (LES) following the publication of a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which found that their...
by | Dec 2, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU and the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) have today (Thursday, 2nd December) confirmed that union members working in the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) have accepted new pay proposals by an overwhelming majority. The...
by | Dec 1, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have welcomed the passing by the Dáil last night (Tuesday, 30th November) of a motion calling on the Government to retain the current “not for profit” model of Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs. SIPTU Public...
