by | Feb 25, 2026 | Latest News, Manufacturing, SIPTU Bulletin
The Manufacturing Division has kicked off 2026 with a wave of successful pay agreements, securing vital wage increases and improved conditions for thousands of workers across the Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, and Food manufacturing sectors. In the Pharmaceuticals and...
by | Feb 25, 2026 | Public Administration and Community, SIPTU Bulletin
“The whole world is in a terrible state of chassis”, is Captain Jack Boyle’s famous declaration at the end of Juno and the Paycock, written by the famous playwright and early member of our Union, Seán O’Casey. Capt. Boyle’s declaration of dismay was made as he saw his...
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The SIPTU Policy Research Unit and SIPTU Construction Sector launched a new briefing document entitled Affordable Housing, Affordable Living at the Union’s Biennial Delegate Conference in November 2025. The briefing document analyses Budget 2026, which delivered over...
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
If you’re working in construction, there are clear, dated pay increases already set down for 2026 through the legally binding Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) that set the “union rate” across the industry. Construction (SEO – legally enforceable floor) Under the...
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
Absolute guarantees that every worker engaged on the MetroLink construction project will receive, at a minimum, the full terms of the Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) for the construction industry, and all other statutory protections, have been demanded by SIPTU....
by | Jan 9, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
SIPTU has called on the Government to honour a commitment to present legislation to tackle the practice of paying apprentices less than the national minimum wage, in order to combat youth poverty and ensure there are enough skilled workers to carry out major state...
