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The SIPTU National Delegate Biennial Conference has called for a review of protections for workers from violence and aggression in the workplace. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “Delegates voted unanimously to support a motion...
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SIPTU has stated that it will resist a plan by the management of Irish Water to implement 1,200 redundancies at the State owned company as it is a clear move towards its future privatisation and an unacceptable breach of agreements on the operation of the...
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The SIPTU National Delegate Biennial Conference has voted this afternoon (Wednesday, 7th October) for a review to be undertaken of the use of the union’s political fund with the aim of producing a report on possible changes to be discussed at a Special...
by | Oct 5, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
The Bord na Móna Group of Unions has expressed disappointment at the company’s announcement that it is to phase out the harvesting of peat for energy and the lack of consultation with workers concerning the move. Bord na Móna Group of Unions...
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SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor has announced that the union is to organise a major campaign against low wages and exploitative work practices and contracts. In his opening address to the SIPTU Biennial Delegate Conference in City Hall, Cork...
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SIPTU train drivers in Irish Rail have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a dispute which results from the company reneging on a commitment to discuss past productivity. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “The result of this ballot,...
