SIPTU urges immediate action to address growing childcare crisis for essential workers

by | Apr 14, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (Tuesday, 14th April) demanded that the Government gets to grips with the growing childcare crisis facing health and other essential workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, ...

SIPTU calls for increased support for artists unable to avail of Covid Unemployment Payment

by | Apr 14, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU and Irish Equity have written to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, calling for the Government to urgently increase the financial support for workers in the Arts sector who have been unable to avail of the...

SIPTU urges immediate action to address growing childcare crisis for essential workers

by | Apr 14, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (Tuesday, 14th April) demanded that the Government gets to grips with the growing childcare crisis facing health and other essential workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, ...

SIPTU representatives call on Minister for Health to intervene on student radiographers pay

by | Apr 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (Tuesday, 7th April) called on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris to intervene and approve pay for student radiographers working in the health service in the fight against COVID-19. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU calls for analysis of COVID-19 positive health settings

by | Apr 4, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU representatives have today (Saturday, 4th April) requested that public health officials provide a detailed breakdown to Union representatives of the health settings where over 900 workers have now tested positive for COVID-19. SIPTU Health Divisional...

SIPTU members in Cork County Council operate new Covid-19 Community Support Programme

by | Apr 3, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020

SIPTU members employed by Cork County Council will assist vulnerable people in the community with tasks such as grocery shopping and the collection of prescriptions as part of a newly established COVID-19 Community Support Programme. SIPTU Organiser, Davey...