SIPTU members, working in Local Employment Services (LES) and Job Clubs, have today (Friday, 30th July) announced a series of strike actions across the country. SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division Organiser, Adrian Kane, said: “The National SIPTU LES and Job Clubs committees met today to agree the next steps in our campaign to halt the privatisation of local employment services. It was agreed that nationwide industrial action will commence on Monday, 6th September, followed by another one-day stoppage on Monday, 13th September.” More than 50 employments have been identified across the country which will now be balloted over the month of August. The intention on 6th September is for pickets to be placed at employment locations. In addition, protests will take place outside the constituency offices of the TDs of the government parties. The intention is to also hold a protest outside the Department of Social Protection in Dublin on 6th September. He added: “Our members have received huge support from the public and from the people who use the services. Our members will continue to escalate their actions unless Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, stops this proposed destruction of the employment schemes. An online petition has also been launched by SIPTU members calling on the Minister to halt the tendering process and to establish a stakeholder forum to discuss alternatives.” List of locations *Subject to change Arklow Job Club Ballinasloe Job Club Canal LES Network Job Club Drogheda Job Club Ballyfermot/Chapelizod Partnership Bray Partnership Carlow County Development Partnership Ltd Castlecomer C.E.S Cavan County Local Development Clare Haven Services Ltd Clare Local Development Co. Clare Local Development Co. RSS/TÚS Co. Wicklow Community Partnership Cork City Partnership Ltd County Kilkenny Leader Partnership County Wexford Partnership Donegal Local Development Dublin South City Partnership Empower – Dublin Empower – Blanchardstown Galway City Partnership Galway Rural Development Laois Partnership Louth Leader Mayo North East Leader Partnership Company Meath Partnership Monaghan Integrated Development Ltd North & East Kerry Development Company Northside Partnership Offaly Local Dev Company Paul Partnership Roscommon Leader Partnership South Dublin County Partnership South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd South Tipperary Development Company Southside Partnership Southwest Inner City Network Waterford Area Partnership Waterford Leader Partnership West Cork Development Partnership Wexford Area Partnership Wexford Local Development CPLN Local Employment Service Galway City Partnership LES Longford Local Enterprise Office Louth Leader Partnership Local Employment Services Northside Partnership LES St.Andrews Resource Centre (LES) Tralee Local Employment Service Inner City Renewal Group
SIPTU representatives announce series of strike actions in Local Employment Services
