The long-running dispute concerning pay for Section 39 and other voluntary sector workers came under the spotlight in the last days of the election after an encounter between a SIPTU member and Taoiseach Simon Harris in Kanturk, County Cork on 22nd November. The...

SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of the KOSTAL manufacturing plant to minimise any compulsory redundancies arising from the company’s decision to move production overseas.

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...

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...

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.

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...

SIPTU has called on the Government to honour a commitment to present legalisation to tackle the practice of paying apprentices less than the national minimum wage, in order to combat youth poverty

SIPTU members employed by Caredoc have agreed to defer further industrial action until they have fully considered new pay proposals.

This confidential survey is to hear about your experience of working in a nursing homes during the pandemic and how Government measures affected you, your workplace, and residents.

Today 120 SIPTU members  employed by Caredoc across the south east region of the country engaged in 24 hour work stoppage arising from the failure of management to apply an 8% pay increase due under a WRC agreement from October 2023.   Members employed as...

SIPTU members have welcomed the announcement of a €45 million investment to improve the pay of Early Years Educators in 2026 by Minister for Children, Norma Foley.