by | Aug 6, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU launched a new Gender Inclusive Language Toolkit developed by the Union’s National Equality Committee, during Pride week in June. The Equality Committee (pictured above) comprises the Union’s Honorary President, Mary O’Sullivan, Honorary Vice President, Alan...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Across the EU, member states with low collective bargaining rates are in the final stages of transposing a Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages strengthening collective bargaining. While there are “some positive steps more remains to be done” was the message coming...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
A new survey by SIPTU has revealed shocking realities for Early Years Educators where low wages are leading to stress and burnout which is leading to an unsustainable turnover of staff in a manner which is undermining the whole system. On 4th July, Early Years...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has launched a new initiative, ‘Stronger Together: Anti-Racism Workplaces and Trade Unions Project’ aimed at combating racism and championing the contributions of migrant workers to society in Ireland. This multi-pronged approach...
by | Aug 1, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Unity among workers is essential to progress in our workplaces and society. It underpins all we do as trade unionists, our work is based on building collective power and the greatest threat to that is division. Over recent years, changes in Irish society, both...
by | Aug 1, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has agreed a new three-year pay deal with the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), the national trade association for the motor industry, which secures a 21% increase in wages for craft workers employed across the sector over the next three years. SIPTU...
