SIPTU welcomes implementation of 10% pay increase for the Early Years sector 

by | Oct 3, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU representatives have welcomed the announcement by Minister Alan Dillon of the implementation date of the pay agreement benefiting over 30,000 Early Years professionals. The pay agreement, negotiated by SIPTU on behalf of thousands of members at the Early Years...

SIPTU calls for a ‘Donogh O’Malley Moment’ in Early Years Education and Care

by | Sep 27, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU has called on the Government to make a transformational change to the Early Years sector, similar to the historic decision by former Minister for Education, Donogh O’Malley, to introduce free secondary education for all. Addressing the SIPTU – Early Years...

SIPTU condemns Minister over Bord na Móna sale and demands clarity on CEO repayment

by | Sep 24, 2025 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has condemned the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Darragh O’Brien, for seeking to sign off on the private sale of Bord na Móna Recycling without having met with the workers directly affected, despite repeated requests from the Union for...

Major pay increases secured for over 30,000 contract cleaners 

by | Sep 23, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has welcomed the approval of a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Contract Cleaning Industry, which the Union successfully negotiated to deliver significant pay rises and new allowances for more than 30,000 cleaners across the sector. SIPTU Organiser,...

Proposed minimum wage increase is a slap in the face to low paid workers

by | Sep 22, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU Deputy General Secretary for the Private Sector, Greg Ennis, whose Union represents almost 90,000 workers in the private sector, has said that a proposed increase of just 67c to the minimum wage would be “another slap in the face from Government to low paid...

SIPTU welcomes RTÉ decision on Eurovision boycott if Israel participates

by | Sep 14, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU has welcomed the RTÉ announcement that it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is included, saying that it removes the threat of Irish media workers having to deal with a country which is committing a genocide. SIPTU Services Divisional...