News Archive

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney, to reconsider his plan to deal with the rental crisis which was released yesterday Tuesday, 13th December) due to its failure to adequately address...

The Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) has voiced its support for a Bill which will be debated in the Dáil this evening (Wednesday, 14th December) which seeks to set a minimum quota for the amount of music produced by Irish artists to be played on radio...

President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has written the introduction to a new charity calendar which celebrates the story of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) and its commemoration during the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The calendar, which will...

SIPTU members in the Bausch and Lomb plant in Waterford, County Waterford, have issued notice of industrial action to commence on Wednesday, 21st December, in a dispute resulting from the failure of management to fully restore workers’...

SIPTU is hosting a public meeting on the Secure Rent Campaign to debate the worsening crisis in the rental sector in the Connolly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 5th December. At the meeting those personally affected by...

SIPTU members employed by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Student Services CLG will implement a work stoppage and place pickets on entrances to the institute on Wednesday, 7th December, from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. The industrial action results from a...

SIPTU Vice-President, Gene Mealy, has acknowledged the invitation to the Public Service Committee of the ICTU by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, to engage in early negotiations under Section 6 of the Lansdowne...

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has reported some progress in negotiations with management regarding the proposed closure of the Young Peoples Department, following a full day of talks which concluded this evening (Friday, 25th November). SIPTU...

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has reported some progress in negotiations with management regarding the proposed closure of the Young Peoples Department, following a full day of talks which concluded this evening (Friday, 25th November). SIPTU...

Delegates at the SIPTU Services Division Biennial Delegate Conference were told today (Thursday, 24th November) that the union will not rest until the former staff of Clerys Department Store in Dublin secure justice for the sudden loss of their jobs last year....

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has called on the public broadcaster to withdraw its unilateral decision to close the Young Peoples Department. The TUG reject the proposition that this is a legitimate or necessary strategy and described it as an attack on the...

Delegates from the SIPTU Services Division will assemble in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, for their biennial conference, which has the theme ‘Fighting for the Future of Work’, at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday, 24th November. The conference...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of SIPTU has authorised ballots by union members for industrial action and strike action on public service pay. In a statement issued by the NEC following its monthly meeting in Liberty Hall, Dublin today, the NEC...

SIPTU has called on the Government to honour its commitment to engage with unions representing community workers or face the prospect of industrial action across the sector in the coming weeks. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Eddie Mullins, said: “The many...

SIPTU members at the union’s Public Administration and Community Division biennial conference voted to launch a campaign demanding the regulation of outsourcing in the Public Sector due to the negative impact is has on the delivery of services to the public. At...

SIPTU will open its new Workers Rights Centre (WRC), which is open to all workers who wish to ‘drop in’ for information and advice on workplace issues, on the Dan Shaw Road in Navan, County Meath on Tuesday, 15th November, at...

SIPTU has hailed the passing by Seanad Éireann today (Thursday 10th November) of a Bill which reinstates the right to collectively bargain for voice-over actors, session musicians and freelance journalists as the next step towards victory in a long...

SIPTU members have commended the cross party support shown for a Dáil motion calling for a referendum on a constitutional amendment to ensure that the ownership and management of water services remains in public ownership, which passed into the committee...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has said that the union will authorise ballots for industrial action among its 60,000 members in the public service unless the Government sets an early date for the opening of talks on pay and related...

SIPTU members are demanding immediate action to end the growing practice of workers, employed across all grades, in third level institutions being forced to accept precarious working conditions. SIPTU Education Sector Committee chairperson, Jack...

The ‘Big Start’ Early Years campaign launched its submission on the Government’s planned Single Affordable Childcare Programme in the Mansion House, Dublin 2, today (Wednesday, 9th November). The submission highlights the need for...

Delegates from the Public Administration and Community Division of SIPTU will assemble in Liberty Hall, Dublin for their biennial conference on Thursday, 10th and Friday, 11th November. The conference will be attended by over 180 delegates and...

Speaking on behalf of his union’s National Executive Council, SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has voiced strong and unequivocal support for a Bill which is being promoted by Deputy Joan Collins TD envisaging a referendum to change...

The ‘Big Start’ campaign is arguing for high quality early years services delivered by qualified professionals. This will be set out in the ‘Big Start’ Affordable Childcare submission that will be published this week. The document endorsed by...

SIPTU vice-president, Gene Mealy, has said that the union will examine the Labour Court recommendation in relation to the pay for members of the Garda Siochána. However, he said the union will withhold any detailed response until members of...

SIPTU members in the contract cleaning industry have welcomed a new pay agreement of more than 10% over three years. The pay deal follows agreement on a newly amended Employment Regulation Order (ERO)) for the sector which was negotiated over recent months between...

SIPTU representatives at Bord Na Mona have said they had a positive and constructive meeting with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, who confirmed his support for the future of employment at the company...

SIPTU members in the outdoor works department of Roscommon County Council have voted for industrial action in a dispute related to the use by management of information from GPS tracking in disciplinary hearings without the agreement of the workers involved. SIPTU...

SIPTU has condemned the treatment by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of workers at the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) who have today (Friday, 28th February) lost their jobs without receiving...

SIPTU has condemned the treatment by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of workers at the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) who have today (Friday, 28th October) lost their jobs without receiving...

SIPTU has called on the management of Wilo Engineering in Limerick, County Limerick, to defer the implementation of redundancies at the pump manufacturing company until a hearing of the Labour Court into proposed job losses. SIPTU Organiser, Ray...

SIPTU nursing and support staff members in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, are to ballot on industrial action in relation to a number of ongoing disputes with HSE management at the facility. SIPTU Organiser, John...

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, unveiled a plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period, on the front of Lourdes Parish Schools in Sean McDermott...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, to ensure that workers being made redundant in the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) receive their full legal...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, have welcomed a decision by management to attend a Labour Court hearing, on Friday, 4th November, concerning a dispute related to the implementation of enforced redundancies....

SIPTU members will demonstrate against the closure of community care beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, outside the facility on Monday, 24th October, from 1.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. SIPTU Organiser, John McCamley,...

SIPTU has criticised the Department of Health for attempting to undermine the proper application of the statutory minimum wage system for care workers in the residential care sector. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “If media reports...

SIPTU members at Born Na Mona (BNM) are to seek an urgent meeting with climate action and environment minister, Denis Naughten, to discuss the future of the 1300 workers employed at the company’s power stations in the midlands whose jobs are under...

SIPTU Fire Fighter/Paramedic members met today with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to discuss the Dublin Fire Brigade's Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) personnel, supported by members of the public and...

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, will open the annual general meeting of the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, tomorrow (Saturday, 15th October). The opening of the,...

SIPTU members at the union’s Health Division Biennial Conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, have today (Thursday, 13th October) voted in favour of a motion calling on the Government to demand a delay in the demolition of the refugee camp,...

SIPTU members have endorsed a demand for a new deal on pay for health workers at the union’s Health Division Biennial Conference, which opened today (Thursday, 13th October) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. Addressing delegates, SIPTU Health...

SIPTU has called for an open public debate concerning the possible risks for the Irish economy and public services which would result from ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a proposed free trade deal between Canada and the...

SIPTU nursing representatives, and their colleagues from the two other nursing unions, met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, today (Thursday, 13th October), as part of their campaign to highlight the injustice of the...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, to make clear that the soon to be appointed Public Sector Pay Commission must provide a clear timeline to full pay restoration for workers. SIPTU Public Administration and...

Sabina Coyne-Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, will take to the stage in a performance of Under Which Flag? a play written by the Easter Rising leader, James Connolly, in the Liberty Hall Theatre, Eden Quay, Dublin...

The Big Start campaign has criticised the failure of the Government to tackle the problem of low pay for Early Years professionals as part of its commitment in Budget 2017 to increase investment in pre-school childcare services. Big Start campaign coordinator and...

SIPTU has condemned the failure of the Government to use Budget 2017 as an opportunity to repair the damage inflicted on the country by the economic collapse or take steps to prepare for future challenges. SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor,...

SIPTU has referred a dispute concerning the closure of community services beds in County Louth, which is the result of a delay by HSE management in approving the appointment of new Elderly Services nursing staff, to the Workplace Relations Commission...

SIPTU members in all seven grades of workers within Dublin Bus have today (Friday, 7th October), voted to endorse the pay deal negotiated between union representatives and management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last week. Bus drivers voted...

SIPTU has outlined its key priorities for the development of full employment in its submission to the Government’s 2017 Action Plan for Jobs, which was presented to Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell...

The SIPTU ‘Big Start’ campaign has called on the Government to address as a matter of urgency the issue of low pay in the Early Years sector. Big Start campaign coordinator and SIPTU Sector Organiser, Darragh O’Connor, said: “Last...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has backed an EU trade union call for higher pay and better quality jobs across the European Union, ahead of World Day for Decent Work, on Friday 7th October. The call from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, will ballot on Friday (7th October) on whether to take strike action in a dispute concerning the redundancy of several workers at the company, on Friday (7th October). SIPTU Sector...

A plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period will be unveiled in the courtyard of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Thomas Street, Dublin 8, on...

SIPTU members in Elderly Services have called on the management of the HSE to prioritise the opening of community nursing home beds in County Louth which have been closed, or are yet to open, due to a shortage in nursing staff. SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, are considering a campaign of industrial action due to the refusal of management to attend a Labour Court hearing concerning the redundancy of several workers at the company. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU representatives have this afternoon (Thursday, 29th September) said that they intend to ballot members in Dublin Bus on improved pay proposals that have emerged following negotiations with management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, today (Wednesday, 28th September) to discuss the implementation of the recommendations of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) Capacity Review which includes the employment of 600...

Public transport workers are demanding that the Government urgently draws up a long-term strategic plan for the development of the sector. The call comes amid growing concerns about the future of public transport in Ireland. With falling state subvention provoking...

Following discussions between Dublin Bus unions and management, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), which chaired the talks, expressed its view that there is sufficient scope for the parties to enter intense negotiations in order to resolve the...

SIPTU representatives of Dublin Bus workers welcomed an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Sunday (25th September) to attend exploratory discussions on a way to find an acceptable resolution of the industrial dispute at the company. SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives have demanded an immediate examination into the HSE National Ambulance Service fleet following a tragedy resulted in the death of a patient and serious injury to two paramedics, outside Naas General Hospital, County Kildare,...

SIPTU has called upon the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to accept his responsibilities to the travelling public and play a constructive role in finding a resolution to the dispute at Dublin Bus. A further 48-hour work stoppage will take place from...

SIPTU has called for a significant increase in investment in undergraduate level education in the university sector following the failure of any Irish institution to be make the top 200 of the Times Higher Education world university rankings. SIPTU Education Sector...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have deferred for two weeks a 24-hour work stoppage which was scheduled to begin today (Wednesday, 21st September) in order to continue talks with management at the Workplace Relations Commission...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, voted overwhelmingly today (Tuesday, 20th September) to accept pay proposals which resulted from negotiations that followed a month long campaign of industrial action. SIPTU...

SIPTU nursing representatives will meet with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and health spokespeople from the opposition parties, on Thursday, 22nd September, as part of their campaign to highlight the injustice of the non-payment...

SIPTU members have called on the management of Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport to immediately engage in a talks process aimed at ending the crisis at Dublin Bus. SIPTU Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction Division Organiser, Owen...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, to ensure that Early Years educators are paid a fair wage as part of the new childcare plan she intends to introduce. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Darragh...

SIPTU members have called on the management of Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport to immediately engage in a talks process aimed at ending the crisis at Dublin Bus. SIPTU Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction Division Organiser, Owen...

SIPTU has served notice on Dublin Bus management of a series of further work stoppages during September and October in a dispute at the transport company concerning workers’ pay and conditions of employment. At a meeting this morning (Thursday,...

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have condemned the lack of interest shown by the Department of Transport and management in trying to resolve the dispute at the company for forcing them to implement a further 48-hour work stoppage, beginning tomorrow (Thursday,...

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have expressed anger and frustration at the continued silence of management and the Department of Transport in relation to resolving the dispute at the public transport company. SIPTU Organiser, John Murphy, said: “The...

SIPTU has called on the management of Dublin Bus to engage in serious negotiations concerning adequate wage increases for its workers if it does not wish to be responsible for further shuts downs of the service in the coming weeks. SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, have decided to suspend their industrial action at the company from Monday (12th September) to allow meaningful discussions with management concerning a pay increase for workers....

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have been united in their support of strike action at the company, which is set to enter its second day tomorrow (Friday, 9th September), as they highlight their demand for a reasonable pay rise and the need for more State...

More than 1,500 SIPTU members in Dublin Bus began a 48-hour work stoppage today (Thursday, 8th September) at 12.01 a.m. in a dispute concerning pay and conditions at the public transport company. The action by the SIPTU members and their colleagues,...

SIPTU has called on the Department of Transport to provide a proper long-term funding plan for Dublin Bus as workers prepare for the beginning of a 48-hour work stoppage at the public transport company at 12.01 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, 8th September). SIPTU...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have served management with notice of a 24-hour work stoppage which will begin on Wednesday, 21st September, at 6.30 a.m. SIPTU Organiser, Ray Mitchell, said: “Last...

SIPTU representatives have warned that due to the intransigence of management and the Department of Transport there is a risk that Dublin Bus will enter a long and damaging period of industrial conflict when workers begin a 48-hour strike on Thursday, 8th...

A plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period will be unveiled outside The Cobblestone Pub, Smithfield, Dublin 7, on Saturday, 10th September, at...

SIPTU and IMPACT trade unions, representing residential care staff at the Oberstown detention centre, have accepted an invitation to attend a meeting with Oberstown management on Monday (5th September) at 11.00 a.m. under the auspices of the Workplace...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, implemented a work stoppage today (Thursday, 1stSeptember), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “Since 7.45...

SIPTU members working in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have voted in favour of Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals on the future development of the service in a ballot counted today (Thursday, 1st September) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1....

SIPTU members working across a range of grades at Dublin Bus have this morning (Tuesday, 30th August) served notice on management of a series of 48-hour work stoppages during September in a dispute concerning pay. The work stoppages will result in a complete...

SIPTU members employed in GE Healthcare in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, have called on the company to honour all contracts entered into with new employees and also respect the terms of a Labour Court recommendation concerning collective bargaining. SIPTU...

SIPTU, IMPACT and IMO representatives have referred a dispute concerning concessions awarded to workers in Accident and Emergency Departments to the Labour Court, following the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this afternoon...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in response to the failure of management to fully implement a Labour Court recommendation in relation to changes of work practices and shift patterns...

SIPTU members employed in the Savoy Cinema on O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, protested outside their place of work today (Wednesday, 24th August) to highlight their opposition to the company’s imposition of unilateral changes to work...

SIPTU has called for an immediate end to JobBridge, and similar “free labour schemes”, following media revelations that a report byauditors in the Department of Social Protection has found that its monitoring system is unable to ensure its...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, implemented a work stoppage today (Thursday,18th August), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “Since 7.45...

SIPTU has condemned a decision by Lakeland Dairies to move towards seasonal operations at its production plant in Banbridge, County Down, which will result in up to 60 job losses. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Martin O’Rourke, said: “The...

SIPTU Health representatives have demanded that the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, sanction automatic extensions of service to all low paid health workers who require them, in order to prevent those over 65 being forced into financial hardship or...

SIPTU nursing representatives have secured agreement on the payment schedule for a community allowance for nurses in the mental health services following talks with HSE management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today (Tuesday, 16th August). SIPTU...

SIPTU members in St Aidan’s Services, Gorey, County Wexford, a section 39 organisation providing day and residential services for people with intellectual disabilities, are to ballot on Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals which...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, will implement a work stoppage on Thursday (18th August), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “The workers had been...

SIPTU representatives have today (Tuesday, 16th August) issued ballot papers to members, working in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), ahead of a vote on Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals which include increased funding for the...

SIPTU has demanded that the Government complies with a Labour Court recommendation to provide staff made redundant following changes to the LEADER and SICAP local development programmes with redundancy terms comparable to workers on similar schemes. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has described the Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives as “a useless piece of window dressing” which fails to deal with the key aspects of the developing crisis involving...