SIPTU Members at Caredoc Begin 24-Hour Work Stoppage Over Unpaid WRC Pay Increase

by | Dec 19, 2025 | Health, Latest News

Today 120 SIPTU members  employed by Caredoc across the south east region of the country engaged in 24 hour work stoppage arising from the failure of management to apply an 8% pay increase due under a WRC agreement from October 2023.   Members employed as...

Why 2026 Matters – Public Sector Pay Talks

by | Dec 12, 2025 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

Your Voice, Your Future   Preparing for 2026: Strengthening Our Voice, Building Our Power SIPTU represents over 75,000 public service workers across the health service, public administration, local authorities, community and education sector. Together, the Health...

SIPTU members in Carroll’s Cuisine in Tullamore vote for strike action

by | Oct 23, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Manufacturing

SIPTU members employed at Carroll’s Cuisine in Tullamore, County Offaly, have voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute arising from the employer’s refusal to engage with their Union to negotiate a collective agreement governing...

Minister must protect workers and rescued animals in threatened closure of ISPCA centre in Donegal

by | Sep 4, 2025 | Community Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU members employed in the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) are calling on the urgent intervention of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, due to the threatened denial of protections for workers and...

Dublin Fire Brigade to begin industrial action over safety concerns

by | Sep 1, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Local Authority Sector, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU members in Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) have served notice of industrial action due to serious safety concerns over the introduction of a new call-out and dispatch system. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is attempting to impose this...

SIPTU demands major State investment in Early Years Sector in Budget 2026

by | Aug 29, 2025 | Campaigns, Community Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU – the Early Years Union has outlined a series of key demands for Budget 2026, calling on the Government to make a transformative investment in the pay and conditions of Early Years professionals to secure the future of the sector. The Union is calling for urgent...