SIPTU demands payment of outstanding wages of Nuremore Hotel workers

by | Feb 10, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU members employed at the Nuremore Hotel and Country Club in Carrickmacross, county Monaghan, have demanded the payment of their outstanding wages and clarification on the future of their workplace, following a social media statement posted...

SIPTU announces two 24-hour work stoppages at private bus operator Go Ahead

by | Feb 10, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have today (Thursday, 9th February) announced two 24-hour work stoppages by members employed by the private bus operator Go Ahead Ireland on 1st and 8th March, in a dispute over pay. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John Murphy,...

SIPTU calls for emergency plan to deal with staffing deficits in cancer services

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have called on the HSE and the Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly, to develop an emergency plan to deal with the deficits in cancer services resulting from a 30% shortfall in radiation therapists. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John...

SIPTU to raise disparity in support for assaulted health workers at Oireachtas Committee

by | Feb 7, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives will raise the disparity in supports for assaulted health sector staff at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, tomorrow (Wednesday, 8th February). The Committee is meeting to discuss the safety and welfare of workers...

Construction workers transferred to UK win WRC case for increased redundancy pay

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

Workers temporarily transferred to the UK by the construction company, Roadbridge, who lost their jobs when the business went into receivership last year, have won a significant increase in their redundancy payments at the Workplace Relations...

SIPTU criticises Galway University Hospital’s failure to fully utilise Health Care Assistants

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have criticised the management of Galway University Hospital for its failure to fully utilise Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the provision of direct patient care in its temporary emergency department during a period of intense pressure in the...