May Day is when we renew our resolve to win Respect at Work
If we want to organise the next generation into the trade union movement, we have to turn the tide on the right to organise and demand the respect we deserve at work.
President hails Tressell Festival as a celebration of union culture
Liberty Hall theatre was alive with debate and song for the Robert Tressell Festival.
Aircoach joins the Supporting Quality campaign
Aircoach is a company which engages in collective bargaining with its SIPTU members. It is a service which all SIPTU members can use secure in the knowledge that its staff have the opportunity to organise into our Union.
Politicians told lack of clarity on job losses and irregular contracts damaging RTÉ
SIPTU is the largest trade union in RTÉ, including workers in Administration, Operational, Technical and Directing Grades, Musicians and Actor members of Irish Equity.
Secure Our Future campaign calls for pension reform for uniformed services
SIPTU and a coalition of eight other representative bodies came together to highlight a serious problem in the pension scheme for new entrants.
Tara Mines members accept proposals on mine reopening
Members of the Tara Mines Groups of Unions (GOU) voted to accept proposals, agreed at the Workplace Relations Commission, on the reopening of the mine.
Pay and growth top of the agenda
Newly appointed SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Neil McGowan, has highlighted pay increases and utilising the EU Directive as his top priorities.
Dublin site blitz brings in members
The SIPTU Construction Sector conducted a ‘blitz’ of sites in the Dublin area during April which saw many construction sites visited union by union organisers.
Further Construction SEO pay rise to come into force in August
On 18th September 2023 new rates of pay came into force for construction workers under the terms of the Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) for the industry. A further set of pay rises will come into force on 5th August 2024. The SEO establishes the minimum rate of pay...
The Tara Mines Group of Unions to recommend WRC proposals to members
The Tara Mines Group of Unions (GOU) will recommend acceptance of a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposal brokered in the early hours of Wednesday morning
Pandemic payment win
Members of the SIPTU Construction Sector employed in University Hospital Galway and University Hospital Kerry have secured the €1000 Pandemic Recognition Payment. SIPTU Organiser, Patrick Thornton, said: “The payment followed negotiations between hospital management...
Construction sector motions passed at SIPTU BDC
The need to organise more workers into our union was the defining issue at the SIPTU Biennial Delegate Conference
Scaffolders prior experience to count
The previous experience of scaffolders will be taken into account when seeking the higher Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) award which is aimed at providing professional qualifications for the industry. SIPTU Organiser, Andrew McGuinness, said: “It is very...
Two-year pay deal at Glennon Brothers in Cork
A new two-year pay deal of up to 13% has been secured for SIPTU members employed by the timber products manufacturer Glennon Brothers based in Fermoy, county Cork. The deal also includes a new grading structure with a worker’s level of skills placed in three...
Pay deal at Shanganagh Water Plant
Members at Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant have secured a 24-month pay deal of an 8% basic pay rise backdated to 1st June 2023. The agreement also includes payment of €1,200 in vouchers and extra holidays. Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant is operated as a...
Liberty View: A new generation wants to organise
SIPTU has joined with the FSU, CWU, and Mandate to launch the Respect at Work campaign. Our union will show it is willing to meet young workers where they are at.
Inspiring day of Early Years action in Liberty Hall
The inaugural SIPTU – the Early Years Union conference brought together Early Years professionals and policymakers to chart a new course for future of the sector.
Cancer treatment machines lying idle due to lack of staff
A lack of recruitment by the HSE of radiation therapists has resulted in lifesaving machines for treating cancer patients being left idle in hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Galway.
Respect at Work targets union busting and victimisation
The Respect at Work campaign has brought together trade unions to fight for better protections for workers seeking to organise in their workplaces.
SIPTU win €7,000 for member in Bausch Health
SIPTU’s Workers Rights Centre has secured compensation of €7,000 for a union member who was found to have been discriminated against by her employer due to a disability.
SIPTU demands action on Public Transport safety
SIPTU is proposing the establishment of a stakeholders forum, a dedicated transport police unit, and a passenger charter as part of the Respect Transport Workers campaign.
ICTU ratify new public service pay agreement
New deal will see full and final unwinding of 2009 FEMPI legislation and provides for unions to negotiate up to an additional 3% of pay costs via local bargaining.