by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU members in Bus Éireann are expected to ballot for industrial action following a management decision to impose unilateral changes to the pay and conditions of workers at the company. On Wednesday, 30th April, management at the semi-state...
by | May 1, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
Congress General Secretary David Begg said today (May 1) that the gains of Social Europe for working people were being dramatically eroded and undermined by synchronised austerity across the European Union. Begg said that across Europe on May Day – including in...
by | Apr 29, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU has welcomed today’s publication of the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) into the administration of the National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (Fund). The report is consistent with the findings of an internal investigation...
by | Apr 26, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of Balfour Beatty CLG on Wednesday, 1st May, to discuss a proposal by the construction company to implement up to 24 redundancies. This week the company announced that it intends to restructure its head...
by | Apr 25, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
The National Executive Council of SIPTU has welcomed the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the State is in breach of its obligations to ensure that the former employees of Waterford Crystal receive sufficient accrued occupational pension entitlements...
by | Apr 24, 2013 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2013
SIPTU has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, that he is to introduce a system of random audits of school and Department of Education funded third level building projects, to verify pay and conditions...