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SIPTU calls on Government to halt HSE attempts to recruit nurses on lower pay
SIPTU has written to the Minster for Health, James Reilly, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, requesting that they halt attempts by the HSE to recruit 1,000 nurses and midwives on 80% of the staff nurse...
SIPTU to meet with Johnson Brothers regarding proposed job losses
SIPTU will meet members in Johnson Brothers in Ballymount, Dublin, on Monday to discuss proposed redundancies at the distribution company. SIPTU Organiser, Graham Macken, said: “The announcement by the management of Johnson Brothers today...
SIPTU members welcome Labour Court recommendation on pensions dispute
SIPTU members at Aer Lingus, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) have welcomed a proposal by the Labour Court for a structured and speedy negotiation process to resolve the crisis in the defined pension scheme at the companies....
SIPTU President calls for major initiative on jobs and economic justice
Commenting on yesterday’s better than expected exchequer returns for 2012, SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has called on the Government to seize the initiative and follow through with a major jobs stimulus programme and to bring...