by | Jan 15, 2025 | Press Releases
SIPTU The Early Years Union has welcomed a commitment in the Programme for Government, published today (Wednesday, 15th January), for the rollout of public childcare provision. SIPTU Head of Organising, Darragh O’Connor, said “The struggle many parents have finding...
by | Jan 14, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU representatives have called on the Government to honour a commitment to raise the Minimum Annual Remuneration thresholds required to obtain an employment permit for Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Home Support Workers or face a worsening crisis in these...
by | Jan 10, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU members employed by Bord na Móna Recycling will meet later this month to consider industrial action, up to and including a strike, to safeguard the future of the country’s last publicly-owned domestic waste collection service. SIPTU Transport, Energy, Aviation...
by | Jan 6, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, John King, has called on the incoming Government to honour a commitment, given on a number of occasions to trade unions, to hold a referendum to provide constitutional protection against the future privatisation of public water...
by | Dec 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded two SIPTU members employed in the Retained Fire Service €15,000 each due to being forced to retire at age 60 when both wished to continue in their jobs. Jimmy Murphy and Paul Curran, long-serving retained...
