by | Apr 21, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
Irish businesses are recording healthy profits. However, some employer groups are pressing the panic button and urging the Government to row back on increases in the minimum wage and paid sick pay. Why? In this edition of the SIPTU Sunday Read we examine the data. In...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home
A new survey by the SIPTU Respect Transport Workers campaign has revealed the role increasing drug use and racism is playing in the epidemic of abuse and anti-social behaviour faced by staff on the public transport network. The survey of more than 650 SIPTU members...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
The Tara Mines Group of Unions will recommend to its members that they accept a set of proposals agreed with management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that will allow for a swift reopening of the mine. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John Regan said: “The...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, My rights at work
A SIPTU member sacked for allegedly taking a pair of used socks from a waste area in a community centre in Limerick City has won her case for unfair dismissal and an award of €15,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission. Geraldine O’Donnell, a 66-year-old mother of...
by | Apr 8, 2024 | Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
The inaugural SIPTU – the Early Years Union conference, held in Liberty Hall on 6th April, brought together Early Years professionals and policymakers to chart a new course for the future of the sector. Chaired by Big Start campaign activists Eilish Balfe and...
by | Apr 7, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
The Respect at Work campaign has brought together trade unions to fight for better protections for workers seeking to organise in their workplaces. The Respect at Work campaign launched with a call for greater legal protections for trade union activity which would...
