SIPTU members ballot for industrial action in St. James’s Hospital car park dispute

by | Jan 14, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU members in St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have begun a ballot for industrial action in a dispute provoked by a management attempt to impose an annual charges of up to €500 for car parking. SIPTU Organiser, David Field, said:...

SIPTU serves notice of two 48-hour work stoppages on LUAS operator Transdev

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

SIPTU members working for Transdev have served notice of two 48-hour work stoppages during February on the LUAS light rail network operator. This follows the company’s failure to reach an agreement in a dispute concerning workers’ terms and conditions of...

SIPTU activists and Clerys workers welcome renewal of O’Connell Street planning control scheme

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

SIPTU activists and the former Clerys workers have welcomed the decision of Dublin City Council to renew the Scheme of Special Planning Control for the O’Connell Street area. They have also welcomed the inclusion in the scheme of an objective that 'workers...

SIPTU members shocked at sudden closure of C&C plant in Tipperary

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

SIPTU representatives will engage in a process of consultation with the management of C&C Group aimed at protecting as many of its members’ jobs as possible following the announcement that the company intends to close its water bottling facility in...

SIPTU seeks urgent meeting with C&C Group concerning report of jobs losses

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

SIPTU members are seeking an urgent meeting with the management of drinks manufacturer C&C Group to discuss a report that it intends to close its water-bottling plant in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, in July. SIPTU Organiser, Terry Bryan,...

SIPTU Construction Sector calls on Minister to halt building works at Moore Street site

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

The SIPTU Construction Sector has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, to halt building work at the historically important properties connected to the 1916 Rising in Moore Street, Dublin. SIPTU...