SIPTU demands halt to hospitality VAT break to fund cost-of-living relief for workers

by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Private Sector

SIPTU has called on the Government to halt the planned reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality and services sectors, saying the estimated €680 million it will cost on an annual basis should instead be invested in targeted electricity credits for low to...

SIPTU ambulance workers’ survey reveals lack of confidence in HSE to address welfare issues

by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

A survey of SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service has found 78% of respondents express a lack of confidence in the HSE’s ability to adequately address welfare and health and safety issues highlighted by staff within the organisation.  As part of a...

Union access, legal limits and IR convergence to the fore at the IRN Conference 

by | Mar 26, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases, Public Sector

How is collective bargaining faring in Ireland? What does the State’s new Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining mean to practitioners? And how does Ireland look compared to other EU Member States? These questions were explored in detail by a panel of...

SIPTU General Secretary warns cost-of-living crisis will impact wage negotiations 

by | Mar 25, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU General Secretary, John King, has warned that the added cost-of-living increases, resulting from the crisis in the Middle East, will mean additional pressure for wage increases in negotiations with employers across the public and private sectors of the economy....

Irish Equity celebrates Jessie Buckley’s historic Oscar awards win

by | Mar 17, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Services

Irish Equity, which represents performers and creative workers across Ireland, hailed Jessie Buckley’s historic Oscar win, which will act as an inspiration to a new generation of Irish performers. Irish Equity President, Gerry O’Brien, said: “Jessie’s...

Leading political, trade union, academic and other voices call for end to siege on Cuba

by | Mar 13, 2026 | General News, Latest News

An intensified and illegal US economic blockade, preventing oil and other essential products from reaching Cuba, has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for 10 million people on the Caribbean island. While a US blockade of Cuba has been in place for 64 years,...