​SIPTU calls on Amnesty to secure the jobs of laid off staff in Ireland 

by | Aug 30, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU has called on the Board of Amnesty International Ireland to use every means at its disposal to work to secure the employment of its staff in Ireland who are due to be laid off next month as the human rights organisation struggles with a financial crisis. SIPTU...

FAI must respect its workers’ right to collective bargaining in line with EU policy 

by | Aug 26, 2024 | Latest News, Services

SIPTU has called on the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to respect its workers’ right to collectively bargain on pay and conditions adding that such a majority publicly funded body should be adhering to EU policy on workers’ rights which is soon to become...

Government must support minimum €15 hourly rate for Early Years Educators

by | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU Early Years Union is calling for ring-fenced State funding to support a €15 minimum wage rate for educators and a 10% increase to all Employment Regulation Order (ERO) rates in its 2025 Budget Submission, ‘Towards a Professional Wage for Early Years’. SIPTU...

Victimisation highlights need for protections for union activists

by | Aug 15, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction

Claims of worker victimisation on a state-funded construction project on the North Quays in Waterford City highlights the need for Government action on a new EU Directive which necessitates effective legal protections for trade union activists, according to SIPTU...

‘Our Union, Our Team’ target Sligo vs Shels match

by | Aug 14, 2024 | Campaigns, Latest News, Services

The SIPTU ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign, which demands respect for FAI workers, carried out a leaflet and banner drop at the Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne match in the Showgrounds, Magheraboy, County Sligo.  SIPTU Services Divisional Organiser, Teresa Hannick, said:...

SIPTU members shocked and saddened by closure of Aer Lingus Cargo Operation in Shannon Airport

by | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest News, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction

SIPTU members working in Aer Lingus (IAG) Cargo in Shannon Airport were left shocked and saddened by a sudden announcement yesterday (Wednesday 7th August) that the cargo operation is set to close.  SIPTU Industrial Organiser, Andrew Clune said: “Our members...