by | Oct 9, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU delegates have voted unanimously in favour of a call on the Government to lift the embargo on recruitment into the health services and to immediately fill all vacate positions at the union’s Biennial Conference taking place in City Hall, Cork,...
by | Oct 9, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU delegates attending the union’s Biennial Delegate Conference in Cork, have today (Wednesday, 9th October) unanimously voted in favour of an emergency motion condemning the Government for deferring a 30 cents per hour increase in the minimum...
by | Oct 8, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU has called for urgent action by the Government to ensure new national safety standards are put into place in ports and docks following a series of recent fatalities in these workplaces. SIPTU Ports, Docks and Harbour Organiser, Jerry Brennan,...
by | Oct 8, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU representatives have expressed disappointment at the failure of the Government to address the low pay and staffing crisis in childcare in Budget 2020 and have vowed to escalate the union’s campaign by workers in the sector. SIPTU Head of Strategic...
by | Oct 8, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU General Secretary designate, Joe Cunningham, has said that Budget 2020 is muddled, contradictory and regressive. “Workers paid for the banking crisis and the budgetary crisis. Now it seems our members and other workers are expected to pay...
by | Oct 7, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU and the Union of Students of Ireland (USI) have today (Monday, 7th October) announced the renewal of an agreement between the two organisations to facilitate joint campaigns and provide third level students with support in the workplace. The agreement was...
