by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The SIPTU Policy Research Unit and SIPTU Construction Sector launched a new briefing document entitled Affordable Housing, Affordable Living at the Union’s Biennial Delegate Conference in November 2025. The briefing document analyses Budget 2026, which delivered over...
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
If you’re working in construction, there are clear, dated pay increases already set down for 2026 through the legally binding Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) that set the “union rate” across the industry. Construction (SEO – legally enforceable floor) Under the...
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
Absolute guarantees that every worker engaged on the MetroLink construction project will receive, at a minimum, the full terms of the Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) for the construction industry, and all other statutory protections, have been demanded by SIPTU....
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has called on the Government to honour a commitment to present legislation to tackle the practice of paying apprentices less than the national minimum wage, in order to combat youth poverty and ensure there are enough skilled workers to carry out major state...
by | Nov 27, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
Around the country, SIPTU members will participate in a Day of Action to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and workers on Friday 28th November. Members are being encouraged to organise actions in their workplaces or off-site in response to a call by the...
by | Nov 27, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
More than 100 community sector workers, activists and service users from across County Galway gathered on 6th November in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, for a major public meeting under the banner “Together, We Are Community”. The event brought together...
