by | Mar 26, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases, Public Sector
How is collective bargaining faring in Ireland? What does the State’s new Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining mean to practitioners? And how does Ireland look compared to other EU Member States? These questions were explored in detail by a panel of...
by | Feb 18, 2025 | Health, Latest News Home, Public Sector, SIPTU Bulletin
Unions representing staff in Section 39 community and voluntary organisations have been invited to attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) with Government representatives on Monday 3rd March. This comes in the face of an ongoing SIPTU Health Division...
by | Apr 7, 2024 | Latest News, Public Sector
To mark World Health Day, the SIPTU Health Division has called on the government to prioritise investment in public health services and address the inequalities healthcare workers face across the sector. SIPTU Health Divisional Organiser, Kevin Figgis, said:...
by | Feb 12, 2024 | Latest News, Private Sector, Public Sector, The Sunday Read
Sometimes we hear that the Government is over-flowing with money, with a massive surplus in the billions of euros. Other times, we hear the Government is running a deficit. Which is it? Is it raining Euros or are we in the red? It all boils down to corporate tax...
by | Feb 11, 2024 | Latest News, Public Sector
Last November, the people of Dublin were shocked and appalled following riots in the city during which bus drivers and firefighters were attacked and abused, buses and a Luas train were burned out and shops looted. The rampage was sparked by far-right elements who...
by | Feb 2, 2024 | General News, Latest News, Public Sector
Reducing living costs, driving innovation and reform, and reducing inequality shows the potential of the public sector. This requires a better politics,” writes SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, John King on the need to have a real world analysis of the drivers...
