Unions seek meeting with management prior to referring Tara Deep dispute to WRC

by | Jun 9, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

Tara Mines Group of Unions has written to management requesting an urgent meeting to discuss its failure to commence work on the Tara Deep project in-line with the agreement which resulted in the mine’s operations recommencing last year.   SIPTU Sector Organiser, John...

SIPTU demands an end to the failed policy of for-profit elder care

by | Jun 5, 2025 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU representatives have demanded immediate and swift action from Government to ensure safe staffing levels are implemented across the private nursing home sector without delay. The call comes following the shocking RTÉ Investigates programme last night that has...

Industrial action at AbbVie plant in Cork in pay and collective bargaining dispute

by | May 30, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

A work-to-rule industrial action in the AbbVie manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill, County Cork began on 19th May in a dispute concerning pay and anti-union practices being implemented by the pharmaceutical manufacturer. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Andrea Cleere,...

Government must honour commitments on workers’ rights and collective bargaining

by | May 30, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

The Government has been called on to honour its commitments to increase statutory sick pay entitlements, introduce a living wage and draw up a realistic plan to increase collective bargaining in the Irish economy, with SIPTU stating that any roll back on these...

AbbVie Workers Challenge Government ‘Legislate for Collective Bargaining Now’

by | May 29, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU members employed in pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, have called on the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, to legislate for the right to collective bargaining for workers in Ireland, highlighting their...

Where Have All the Revolutionaries Gone?

by | May 11, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, The Sunday Read

At the annual James Connolly commemoration, SIPTU’s Adrian Kane delivered a stirring call to action, asking a question that haunts our movement: Where have all the revolutionaries gone? Standing at the graveside of Ireland’s rebel dead, Kane reflected on Connolly’s...