BNM Recycling workers serve strike notice for 2nd and 3rd April 

by | Mar 18, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction

SIPTU members employed by Bord na Móna (BNM) Recycling, the country’s last publicly owned domestic waste collection service, have today served notice of a two-day strike action which will stop the company’s domestic waste collection services on 2nd and 3rd April....

SIPTU Health members update: Section 39 pay proposals

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Health, Latest News Home

Following intensive negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), we advise that SIPTU has secured a set of proposals which will now be put forward for your consideration. These proposals, brokered by the WRC, mark a step forward in our campaign for fair...

Statement on behalf of ICTU Group of Unions – WRC talks adjourn

by | Mar 3, 2025 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

Talks aimed at resolving the long running pay dispute in the community and voluntary sector have been adjourned tonight, at the request of the WRC, until Friday morning (7th March) at 10.00am. Some progress was made at the talks today, however, there are a number of...

Section 39 workers ballot for strike over inaction on pay 

by | Feb 18, 2025 | Health, Latest News Home, Public Sector, SIPTU Bulletin

Unions representing staff in Section 39 community and voluntary organisations have been invited to attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) with Government representatives on Monday 3rd March. This comes in the face of an ongoing SIPTU Health Division...

Disability care workers’ pay left short

by | Feb 8, 2025 | Health, Intellectual Disability Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU has condemned the failure of publicly funded disability providers to increase pay, in line with National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases, for workers in disability services who carry out sleepover shifts.  This failure is leaving frontline disability workers out of...

SIPTU seeks meeting with new Transport Minister on transport police commitment

by | Jan 15, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Transport Sector, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction

SIPTU representatives have welcomed the inclusion in the Programme for Government of a commitment to establish a new transport police service with powers of arrest and under the control of the National Transport Authority, which is in line with the Union’s Travel Safe...