SIPTU President offers condolences and calls for solidarity in response to Nice attack

by | Jul 15, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU General President, Jack O’ Connor, has offered his union’s condolences to the families and communities of those killed in the atrocity in Nice, France, last night (Thursday, 14th July). He strongly condemned the attack...

SIPTU calls on cleaning contractor SSE to discuss cuts to workers’ hours at Tuam plant

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU members employed by Specialised Sterile Environments (SSE) have called on the cleaning contractor to engage with their union representatives concerning a proposal to halve the number of hours it provides in cleaning services at the Valeo Vision Systems Plant in...

SIPTU economist says GDP growth figures provide opportunity for investment in Budget 17

by | Jul 12, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU economist, Marie Sherlock, has said that the revised GDP and GNP figures for 2015, published today by the Central Statistics Office, hugely mask the true performance of the Irish economy and called on the Government to clarify their...

SIPTU representatives to attend Workplace Relations Commission to advance mental health nursing issues

by | Jul 12, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU representatives will meet with the HSE, under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, July 13th) to discuss industrial issues preventing the recruitment and retention of mental health nurses. SIPTU...

SIPTU members demand clarification of pay policy for workers in Section 38 organisations

by | Jul 11, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU representatives have today (Monday, July 11th) written to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohue, demanding immediate clarification of public sector pay policy for members working in Section 38 organisations. SIPTU...

SIPTU transport workers at BNM to take strike action over unilateral pay cuts

by | Jul 8, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

“SIPTU members in the rail and road transport division of Bord Na Mona (BNM) are preparing for strike action in response to the unilateral imposition of a 12% pay cut by the company this week. “The company has effectively ignored a recent agreement at the...