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Join us for a Rally for Unity and Hope

Join us for a Rally for Unity and Hope

The trade union movement was built on the simple idea of uniting working people to stand stronger together, both at home and abroad. We are committed to fighting poverty, discrimination, racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, disablism,...

Supporting Quality is important this Festive Season 

Supporting Quality is important this Festive Season 

The SIPTU Manufacturing Division wishes to remind all members to consider purchasing goods from companies which are part of the Union-backed Supporting Quality campaign this Festive Season. The campaign grants products and services which are produced in unionised...

SIPTU Protests HSE Pay and Numbers Strategy

SIPTU Protests HSE Pay and Numbers Strategy

SIPTU members have been participating in a series of lunchtime protests across the country in opposition to the HSE’s Pay and Numbers Strategy. In the summer of 2023, the HSE implemented a recruitment embargo, leaving thousands of previously approved positions...

SIPTU Campaign to reform the Waste Sector

SIPTU Campaign to reform the Waste Sector

Ireland is unique within the EU in having an entirely free-market approach to the collection of domestic waste. This model is not sustainable. It is, in summary, bad for the environment, bad for citizens and bad for workers. Ireland must reform its domestic waste...

Organising Health and Safety at Work

Organising Health and Safety at Work

Having proper training equips the Safety Rep with the correct skills and knowledge to carry out the role effectively, by identifying and mitigating any potential hazards, which reduces the risk of injuries and accidents at work.