by | Aug 13, 2026 | Health, Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
Dear Members, Throughout July and August, SIPTU representatives have been meeting members in workplaces across the country as part of our consultation process on the Government’s ongoing failure to begin negotiations on a successor Public Service Pay Agreement. The...
by | Jul 22, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members employed as Household/Domestic Staff at St Joseph’s Centre in Shankill, Dublin, went out on strike three days following a breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on 13th July. The dispute follows management’s failure to...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
During Trade Union Week, which took place in late April and early May, SIPTU Health Activists held dozens of events in health service workplaces from Wexford to Donegal and Mayo to Louth. SIPTU Sector Organiser Damian Ginley said: “SIPTU Shop Stewards were out...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Sean McHugh report, Role and Function of Health Care Assistants, was issued in 2018 following a long campaign by SIPTU members to review and acknowledge the ever-expanding role of the Health Care Assistant. SIPTU’s Care Sector continued to campaign for the...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members will consider findings of a Labour Court recommendation, issued on 7th July, on the long-running dispute over pay rates for Public Laboratory Scientists working in the HSE. The recommendation, while acknowledging that Public Laboratory Scientists should...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | Health, Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
Welcome to ‘Day in the Life’ – a new series where SIPTU speaks to members performing vital jobs across the country. If you are keen to get involved in next month’s ‘Day in the Life’, contact your local SIPTU Organiser or Shop Steward. Introduce yourself! My name is...
