SIPTU attends further talks to deal with crisis in mental health nursing

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU today (Wednesday, July 6th) attended a meeting with the Health Service Executive (HSE), under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission, in an attempt to resolve the current crisis in mental health nursing. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU refers FAI members pay and pension restoration claim to WRC

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU members in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have referred a claim for the restoration of their pay and employer’s pension contributions to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU Sector Organiser, Denis Hynes, said: “Our...

SIPTU welcomes progress of Bill to return collective bargaining rights to freelance workers

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU has welcomed the progress of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to return collective bargaining rights to freelance workers, from the report to committee stage following a Government decision not to oppose it in the Seanad today...

SIPTU seeks certainty for those affected by temporary closure of St Vincent’s Care Centre

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU has written to the Health Service Executive (HSE), seeking confirmation of the re-opening date for St Vincent’s Care Centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, which was unexpectedly closed for repairs today (Wednesday, 6th July)....

SIPTU to consult nurses in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on WRC proposals

by | Jul 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU Nursing representatives will consult with members in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, on proposals to end a dispute concerning shortages in staff which emerged from negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today...

SIPTU condemns massive spend on ‘for profit’ agencies in public health service

by | Jul 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU has demanded that the Government immediately lift the recruitment embargo in the health service and phase out excessive payments to private ‘for profit’ recruitment agencies. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...