by | Sep 18, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
Representatives of SIPTU and Meat Industry Ireland (MII), an employers' umbrella grouping, have this afternoon (Friday, 18th September) agreed a wide-ranging safety protocol for workers in the meat processing industry which is aimed at...
by | Sep 16, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
The members of the SIPTU Construction Sector have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action in the event that employers fail to pay a 2.7% increase due on the 1st October, 2020. Earlier this year, the High Court ruled that legislation allowing for the...
by | Sep 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Greg Ennis, has called for the immediate recommencement of Covid-19 testing for workers in the meat processing industry. He said: "We are extremely concerned that serial testing in meat plants has been halted by the HSE....
by | Sep 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has launched a comprehensive fiscal policy that seeks to meet the challenges facing the economy and society from threats such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and the climate crisis in a manner which will produce a more equitable country. The...
by | Sep 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has stated that the Government’s new waste collection policy fails to address the critical problem of almost a quarter of households in the country having no domestic waste collection service. SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division...
by | Sep 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has included a demand for a mandatory Living Wage and sick pay scheme for workers as part of its pre-budget submission for the childcare sector, launched today (Monday, 7th September). The measures are designed to ensure that children and families...
