Government drive to a balanced budget is premature and damaging to economy

by | Oct 12, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU economist, Michael Taft, has criticised government plans to achieve a balanced budget by 2024 as ‘premature, unnecessary and potentially damaging’ to the economy. “This plan, revealed in Budget 2022, to rush to a...

SIPTU welcomes announcement of increased investment in childcare in Budget 2022

by | Oct 12, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU has welcomed an increase of €69 million in investment targeted at improving the conditions of workers in the childcare and Early Years education sector announced, today (Tuesday 12th October), by the Government as part of Budget 2022. SIPTU is...

SIPTU warns that raising pension age from 2028 will make it an issue at next election

by | Oct 8, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU General Secretary, Joe Cunningham, has said that the report of the Pensions Commission has vindicated the union’s campaign against the increase in the state pension age to 67 years from 1st January, 2021. However, he said that if...

SIPTU report shows one in five workers are low paid

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

Research into the low pay crisis in Ireland has revealed that one out of every five, or approximately 370,000, employees are earning less than €12.00 an hour. The report entitled ‘Low Pay Republic’, and compiled by SIPTU...

SIPTU warns politicians of mass exodus of childcare staff if Budget 2022 fails on pay crisis

by | Oct 5, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU representatives will tell the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, today (Tuesday, 5th October) that the pay crisis for childcare professionals, if not adequately addressed in...

SIPTU members outraged at potential closure of Shannon Heritage sites

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2021

SIPTU members are outraged at the prospect that the historic sites operated by Shannon Heritage may close on 1st January 2022, as was implied at an internal webinar for employees yesterday (Thursday, 30th September). SIPTU members have campaigned since...