FAI refusal of employees’ right to collective bargaining to be referred to Labour Court

by | Jun 24, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Services, SIPTU Bulletin

SIPTU members employed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have accused the Board of the sporting organisation of hypocrisy by denying them the right to be part of a team in the workplace and will be referring the issue of their right to collectively bargain...

SIPTU members in National Advocacy Service suspend strike after management climbdown

by | Jun 24, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

SIPTU members employed in the National Advocacy Service have suspended their strike action following agreement by management that it will fully implement a Labour Court recommendation concerning pay and conditions for the workers who provide vital assistance to...

Election results indicate we should not take democracy for granted 

by | Jun 24, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin, Uncategorized

Despite democratic forces in the European Parliament maintaining a majority, the significant growth of the far right is deeply troubling for workers across Europe. In the EU and at national level, far-right representatives have consistently voted against workers’...

WRC rules on recognition and protection for Shop Stewards in the workplace

by | Jun 24, 2024 | Services, SIPTU Bulletin

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has recently recommended that the dual role of an employee and Shop Steward should be recognised and protected by the employer. In the industrial relations case, it was recommended that the WRC Code of Practice on Duties and...

SIPTU strongly supports increase in pay rates for low-paid workers 

by | Jun 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin

SIPTU representatives have welcomed the Government’s decision in April to increase the minimum rates of pay for work permit holders from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) declaring it an opportunity to increase pay for all low-paid workers in Ireland.   SIPTU...

Respect at Work campaign calls legal protections for workers organising a trade union 

by | Jun 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin

By Neil McGowan, SIPTU Manufacturing Divisional Organiser Across the Manufacturing Division, we are all too familiar with the problems workers have organising and achieving collective bargaining in workplaces where the employer is hostile toward our Union. This...