by | Jan 22, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
SIPTU representatives have condemned what they have described as ‘craven attempts’ by IBEC, the employers body, to pressurise the Government into pausing further increases in the minimum wage and improvements in statutory sick pay. Responding...
by | Jan 18, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
The SIPTU National Executive Council (NEC) today (Thursday, 18th January) expressed their full support and solidarity for all striking workers across Northern Ireland. Speaking following a meeting of the NEC this afternoon in Liberty Hall, Dublin,...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
SIPTU, the union representing mental health workers, has criticised the Department of Health and the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, for excluding workers from discussions on the delivery of services. The criticism...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
SIPTU members employed by Kerry Agribusiness will begin a campaign of strike action at 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 17th January, due to the company’s decision to impose compulsory redundancies. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Denis Gormalley, said:...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
SIPTU representatives will meet with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney, next week to discuss the threat to the future of Tara Mines in Navan, county Meath, and the actions needed to safeguard this vital economic...
by | Jan 6, 2024 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023
SIPTU has said the unilateral release by Tara Mines management of a strategy document proposing voluntary redundancy terms is "reckless" and "aimed more at public relations than negotiating in good faith. "The union said that senior figures in the...
