by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members in Valentia Community Hospital received an 8.25% pay increase from 1st February, following negotiations between SIPTU representatives and the Hospital’s Board of Management. Members in the hospital were previously classified as Section 39 workers,...
by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
Members from the Intellectual Disability (ID) Sector gathered for a dynamic training day in Tullamore on 26th February. The day aimed to assist our members in mapping out workplaces to assist in increasing density and union membership in their areas and improving...
by | Apr 7, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
The Support Sector Committee has secured a date with the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) to re-engage on its outstanding concerns regarding the Job Evaluation Scheme. In 2023, SIPTU secured a positive outcome to the national job evaluation scheme for support...
by | Mar 26, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases, Public Sector
How is collective bargaining faring in Ireland? What does the State’s new Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining mean to practitioners? And how does Ireland look compared to other EU Member States? These questions were explored in detail by a panel of...
by | Feb 2, 2025 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin, The Sunday Read
“He fought for the loaf of bread as no man before him had ever fought; but, with the loaf of bread, he also brought the flask of wine and the book of verse.” Every year at our Larkin Commemoration, people come together to re-examine, evaluate and be energised by the...
