SIPTU alarmed at decline in number of workplace Health and Safety inspections

by | Jul 3, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU has expressed alarm at the decline in the number of workplace inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) which was revealed in the agency’s annual report for 2014 published earlier this week. SIPTU Health and Safety Adviser,...

SIPTU members at Dublin Fire Brigade to ballot for industrial action

by | Jul 3, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

Members in Dublin Fire Brigade are to ballot for industrial/strike action in response to the refusal of the Chief Executive of Dublin City Council, Owen Keegan, to implement an agreement reached in May for the filling of outstanding firefighter...

SIPTU launches Progressive Alternative to the Universal Social Charge

by | Jul 1, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU has launched a proposal for “A Progressive Alternative to the Universal Social Charge” (USC). It recommends that a new Social Solidarity Contribution, which would retain all the progressive elements of the existing USC charge as a highly...

SIPTU calls on Ryanair to respect workers’ rights following Danish Labour Court ruling

by | Jul 1, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

SIPTU has called on Ryanair to respect workers’ rights following a ruling by the Labour Court in Denmark that trade union members in that country can take industrial action against the company in order to secure their right to collective bargaining. Following an...

ETUC says the EU should think long and hard before pushing Greece out

by | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

The EU should think hard and long before pushing Greece out of the Eurozone, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) General Secretary Bernadette Ségol has warned. “Decisions by the ECB and Eurogroup Finance Ministers are pushing Greece towards...

Clerys workers support Dublin City Council decision to extend store’s protection

by | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015

The Clerys workers have voiced their support for the decision of Dublin City Council to endorse a number of motions condemning their treatment and extend the protection of the specific use of the store on O’Connell Street, Dublin. SIPTU shop steward,...