by | Dec 15, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have today (Wednesday, 15th December) expressed deep concerns over the high level of pressure on ambulance, fire and emergency services across the country. Speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, SIPTU Sector...
by | Dec 9, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have called for increased support and resources for frontline Local Authority staff who are required to work through extreme weather events such as Storm Barra, in order to maintain essential services and protect the public. SIPTU Sector...
by | Dec 9, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
Following the introduction of further Covid-19 restrictions, Irish Equity and the Musicians’ Union of Ireland (MUI) have welcomed the return of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the continuing support available through the Covid Restrictions Support...
by | Dec 7, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have said that figures released by the Department of Further and Higher Education categorically confirm that the staffing crisis in childcare in not driven by a lack of qualified educators in Ireland but low pay in the sector forcing them to...
by | Dec 6, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU members working in Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs in county Laois and county Offaly today (Monday, 6th December) began a campaign of work stoppages in a dispute resulting from the privatisation of this community service. The industrial...
by | Dec 3, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021
SIPTU representatives have called on the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to directly intervene in a dispute concerning Local Employment Services (LES) following the publication of a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which found that their...
