by | Jul 10, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU Organiser Alan O'Leary has said that the announcement by Pfizer that it will not proceed with the planned cut of 60 operator jobs at its Ringaskiddy plant in Cork is very welcome. The planned cuts were announced in 2012 but following intensive discussions...
by | Jul 10, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU members along with sister unions in local authorities across the North took part in a one day over pay today (10th July) over pay. The public service worker’s strike was a great show of solidarity and strength with SIPTU members engaging in vibrant pickets...
by | Jul 8, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Owen Reidy, has described as ‘completely misleading and false’ claims by the owner and management of Greyhound Recycling and Recovery that its enforcement of a 35% wage cut on workers is in line with a Labour Court...
by | Jul 7, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, has called on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, to urgently establish a Government task force to review the current conditions of employment and other matters in the...
by | Jul 4, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has today (Friday, 4th July) suspended strike action at Roadstone Woods Ltd., pending a ballot of members, in accordance with a Labour Court Recommendation. SIPTU Organiser, Davy Lane, said: “The decision to suspend the strike...
by | Jul 3, 2014 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2014
SIPTU has endorsed the setting of a Living Wage for workers in Ireland of €11.45 per hour, as calculated by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice (VPSJ). At a press conference in Dublin today (Thursday, 3rd July) it was announced that the...