by | Feb 18, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
A new report from the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) has revealed a significant pay gap between the earnings of Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the public and private sectors in some European countries, including Ireland. The report, Wage Watch:...
by | Feb 18, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
Following weeks of negotiations at national level, agreement has been reached between SIPTU, HSE and Department of Health representatives on the allocation of grades to create Local Bargaining Units for the purpose of negotiations on pay rises in line with the Public...
by | Feb 18, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has condemned the failure of publicly funded disability providers to increase pay, in line with National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases, for workers in disability services who carry out sleepover shifts. This failure is leaving frontline disability workers out of...
by | Feb 13, 2025 | Latest News
SIPTU representatives have welcomed the public and political support for the campaign to prevent the privatisation of Bord na Móna (BNM) Recycling following meetings with the main opposition parties in Dáil Eireann. SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Adrian Kane, said: “We...
by | Feb 11, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
As staff numbers continue to grow in Uisce Éireann, the state-owned water utility company, so does its SIPTU membership necessitating the need for people to step forward and become Shop Stewards. SIPTU TEAC Divisional Organiser, Willie Noone, said: “Shop Stewards are...
