by | Aug 1, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU members working in Early Years services have delivered a decisive mandate in support of a proposed pay deal, with more than 90% backing it in a consultative nationwide ballot counted in Liberty Hall. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Diane Jackson, said: “SIPTU members...
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...
by | Jul 22, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
National Advocacy Service staff brought their protest to outside the constituency office of the Taoiseach, Simon Harris, in Wicklow last week to highlight their demand that a Labour Court recommendation on their pay and conditions is respected so they can return to...
by | Jul 17, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
Dublin Fire Brigade resources were operating with ‘one hand tied behind its back’ in its response to the major civic disturbance in Coolock in Dublin on Monday according to SIPTU representatives. SIPTU Organiser, Geoff McEvoy, said: “Staff shortages have been an...
by | Jul 7, 2024 | Latest News, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU members employed in the National Advocacy Service will return to the picket lines tomorrow (Monday, 8th July) following a failure by management to adhere to an agreement to honour a Labour Court recommendation on pay and conditions for the workers who provide...
by | Jul 4, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU representatives have today published the results of a survey of educators and managers in Early Years services which indicates that low rates of pay for workers is the main driving force behind a worsening staffing crisis. Speaking at the launch of the SIPTU...