by | Jun 11, 2024 | Latest News Home, Manufacturing, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members employed by the medical equipment manufacturing company, STERIS, at its plant in Tullamore, County Offaly, have raised concerns with management and local politicians over a refusal to recognise their union for collectively bargaining their terms and...
by | Jun 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Following a successful organising drive by SIPTU members employed by the Japanese multinational mechanical engineering company, THK, in Tallaght, Dublin, a 5% pay increase has been secured. The organising drive started with a meeting for SIPTU members and non-members...
by | Jun 11, 2024 | Latest News Home, Manufacturing, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has called on the management of the Stryker Plant in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, to respect the recommendations of Ireland’s National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and engage with Union representatives in collective...
by | Jun 9, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin, The Sunday Read
In April Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, published the Sláintecare Progress Report 2021-2023. As part of the announcement, the Minister highlighted the record level of investment and recruitment in the public health service; and reiterated that the level of...
by | Jun 6, 2024 | Health, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has secured the part payment of pensions on the date of a staff member’s retirement rather than waiting up to several months for its full calculation prior to any monies being made available. SIPTU Health Divisional Organiser, Kevin Figgis, said: “Members will...
by | Jun 4, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin
The most recent conciliation conference regarding workers with Long Covid took place at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in early May. The discussions to date have centred around two cohorts of staff. The first group of staff are those presently in the...
