by | Jan 23, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU's National Executive Committee today called on members of the union to vote ‘Yes’ in the forthcoming Referendum on Marriage Equality Commenting on the decision, SIPTU Campaigns and Equality Organiser, Ethel Buckley,...
by | Jan 22, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has called on the Government to immediately end the effective veto over the progressing of Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) which employers groups are using to consign tens of thousands of workers to poverty. SIPTU Services Division Organiser, John...
by | Jan 22, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU representatives will meet with management at the Bose manufacturing plant in Carrickmacross, county Monaghan, on Monday (26th January) to discuss the threatened closure of the facility. SIPTU Organiser, Jim McVeigh, said: “The...
by | Jan 21, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU has congratulated the union’s current Vice President, Patricia King, following the announcement that she has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Speaking on behalf of the union, SIPTU General...
by | Jan 20, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has called on the Central Bank not to proceed with plans requiring homebuyers to have a 20% deposit in place before being approved for a home loan. According to reports, the Central Bank is due to decide...
by | Jan 20, 2015 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2015
The SIPTU Community Sector has stated that the decision by South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to maintain Community Employment and Job Initiative Scheme payments on a weekly basis is in the best interests of participants. SIPTU Organiser, Karen Smollen,...