by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Sean McHugh report, Role and Function of Health Care Assistants, was issued in 2018 following a long campaign by SIPTU members to review and acknowledge the ever-expanding role of the Health Care Assistant. SIPTU’s Care Sector continued to campaign for the...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members will consider findings of a Labour Court recommendation, issued on 7th July, on the long-running dispute over pay rates for Public Laboratory Scientists working in the HSE. The recommendation, while acknowledging that Public Laboratory Scientists should...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members overwhelmingly accepted Labour Court proposals on 17th July, resolving a six-year dispute over pay rates in the National Ambulance Service (NAS). 98% of members voted in favour of the Labour Court recommendation. In accepting the proposals, ambulance...
by | Jul 21, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU’s Health Division is fighting for a new Public Sector Agreement that delivers real pay increases, protects job security, and stands up to outsourcing. But the government is stalling and refusing to come to the table and address the issues that matter most to...
by | Jul 6, 2026 | General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU has today (Monday, 6th July) launched nationwide workplace consultations in preparation for strike ballots involving tens of thousands of members across the public service over the coming weeks, following the Government’s failure to begin meaningful negotiations...