by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
In November 2025 Aer Lingus confirmed to SIPTU that it intends to outsource the work of about 60 drivers, who deliver meals to its aircraft in Dublin Airport. Production of onboard meals for the Dublin-based operations was outsourced back in 2020, just before the...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
A one-year local bargaining pay agreement has been reached between SIPTU and the ground handling contractor Swissport. The deal, agreed at local level covers approximately 480 union members in Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and provides for a 3% pay increase from 1st...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members employed as Firefighters at Sligo Airport have ended their industrial action following a breakthrough agreement with management to formally recognise the Union for collective bargaining purposes. SIPTU Organiser, Andrew Clune, said: “Our members...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
In 2019, a number of Irish aviation organisations, including airlines and airports proactively agreed to the Joint Declaration on Unruly Passenger Behaviour. In this declaration, they agreed to collaborate by effectively communicating with passengers, supporting...
by | May 28, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members in essential contract services are being urged to mobilise for a protest at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on 1st July, to demand reform of public procurement processes to ensure workers’...
by | May 27, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Labour Force Survey figures for 2025 by the CSO, released last month, highlight a worrying decline in hospitality employment, strongly contradicting some recent claims of a “booming” food sector. While Q1 2025 data suggested growth, driven largely by part-time...
