SIPTU says Government has ‘bottled’ productivity challenge in new Action Plan

by | Sep 10, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU representatives have called out the Government for ‘bottling’ the challenge to improve Ireland’s economic productivity in its new Competitiveness Action Plan published today. SIPTU Researcher, Michael Taft, said: “This Competitiveness Action Plan fails to...

Minister must protect workers and rescued animals in threatened closure of ISPCA centre in Donegal

by | Sep 4, 2025 | Community Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU members employed in the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) are calling on the urgent intervention of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, due to the threatened denial of protections for workers and...

Dublin Fire Brigade to begin industrial action over safety concerns

by | Sep 1, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Local Authority Sector, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU members in Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) have served notice of industrial action due to serious safety concerns over the introduction of a new call-out and dispatch system. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is attempting to impose this...

SIPTU demands major State investment in Early Years Sector in Budget 2026

by | Aug 29, 2025 | Campaigns, Community Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU – the Early Years Union has outlined a series of key demands for Budget 2026, calling on the Government to make a transformative investment in the pay and conditions of Early Years professionals to secure the future of the sector. The Union is calling for urgent...

SIPTU condemns FAI over threatened job losses and lack of information on plans

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

SIPTU has expressed outrage at the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) over threatened redundancies at the sporting body, which have been announced without consultation with staff or any clear outline of the organisation’s future plans. SIPTU Services Divisional...

SIPTU urges Minister acts to safeguard grassroots football ahead of FAI board meeting

by | Aug 25, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Services

SIPTU has today (25th August) called on Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, to urgently intervene to ensure that decisions made by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) do not undermine the health of the game at grassroots level. The...