by | May 2, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
The publication of an evaluation of the national internship programme, JobBridge, by Indecon consultants, yesterday (1st May), provides some positive indications of progression to paid employment but improvements are required to prevent...
by | May 2, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
Historic trade union banners and the Fintan Lalor pipe band led over 1,500 people on a sunny evening May Day march through central Dublin on Wednesday, 1st May. Leading the SIPTU contingent, on the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) organised...
by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU members in Bus Éireann are expected to ballot for industrial action following a management decision to impose unilateral changes to the pay and conditions of workers at the company. On Wednesday, 30th April, management at the semi-state...
by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
Congress General Secretary David Begg said today (May 1) that the gains of Social Europe for working people were being dramatically eroded and undermined by synchronised austerity across the European Union. Begg said that across Europe on May Day – including in...
by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
Historic trade union banners and the Fintan Lalor pipe band will lead SIPTU members in this year’s Dublin May Day march which begins at Parnell Square at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 1st May. The march will proceed from Parnell Square to Liberty Hall where it...
by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
A survey of young people between the ages of 16 to 35 has found that 94% do not wish to leave Ireland to find work. The internet survey conducted by the Young Workers’ Network found that only 6% of respondents said their preferred option was to leave Ireland....
