by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Uisce Éireann has conducted a number of meetings across all 31 local authority areas over the last 24 months to outline the process for water services staff to transfer to the new national utility. The Framework for Future Delivery of Water Services was published in...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
More than 100 LAPO members working in all 31 Local Authorities in various engineering roles and across every grade have successfully secured the regularisation of their positions with permanent contracts replacing temporary Contracts of Indefinite Duration (CID), due...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Securing further pay rises for members through the new Local Bargaining Fund headed the agenda at the LAPO Biennial Delegate Conference 2024, held in Portlaoise, County Laois on 25th September. Approximately 30 delegates discussed accessing the Local Bargaining...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposal to apply the percentage increases of the Public Sector Pay Agreement to the ICE CAST allowance were accepted by a ballot of LAPO members employed as duty engineers across the local authorities, which concluded in...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
In June 2024, a consultation paper was produced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to launch a review of the qualifications for engineering posts in the local government sector. This latest review is being carried out by a ten-person working...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Paul Mulligan Senior Executive Engineer Cavan-Belturbet Municipal District Cavan County Council “Prior to joining the Local Authority, I worked for six years with a Civil Engineering Contractor. None of the staff were represented by a Union at this time. Our employer...
