by | Sep 8, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU members employed in the security industry have welcomed the Government’s announcement that a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the sector will come into force on 28th September, increasing minimum hourly rates of pay. SIPTU Security Sector Organiser, Ed...
by | Sep 4, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU General Secretary John King has called on the Government to reject employers’ demands to reduce the increase in the National Minimum Wage. Following media reports that the Low Pay Commission has proposed a 79-cent increase in the hourly minimum wage, employers...
by | Sep 3, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU has called on the Government to provide the funding needed to prevent adult public transport fares from increasing by an average of 15% from January 2027, warning that the move will worsen the cost-of-living crisis, undermine climate policy, and inevitably...
by | Aug 31, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU members in the public service have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a ballot counted today (31st August) in Liberty Hall, Dublin, and centres in Galway and Cork. The overall result among SIPTU members...
by | Aug 31, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU has called on the management of Trimfold Envelopes in Trim, County Meath, to reverse its decision not to participate in a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) conciliation process concerning redundancy terms for workers at the company. The issues referred to the...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Latest News Home, Lockout Series, The Sunday Read
Months before the Dublin Lockout, the ITGWU won a significant victory in a docks strike in Sligo. In this week’s Sunday Read, we republish history lecturer John Cunningham’s account of the dispute, in which the use of scab labour became a significant factor. In...
