SIPTU suspends ambulance strike following commitment on extra funding for service

by | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU representatives have indefinitely suspended a planned all-out strike by members in the National Ambulance Service which was due to commence on Wednesday, 10th August. The move follows SIPTU representatives securing a formal commitment from the Department...

SIPTU condemns refusal of the Cork Association for Autism to attend WRC

by | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU members in the Cork Association for Autism (CAA) have condemned the refusal of management to attend a conciliation conference at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to discuss a dispute concerning a unilateral change their to terms and conditions of...

SIPTU accepts invitation to attend WRC in attempt to resolve ambulance dispute

by | Aug 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU representatives will attend a meeting at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) tomorrow morning (Friday, 5th August) in an attempt to resolve the dispute in the National Ambulance Service prior to the implementation of strike action on Wednesday,...

SIPTU suspends ballot for strike action by health service support staff

by | Aug 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU representatives have suspended a national ballot for strike action by support staff in the health service in a dispute resulting from the refusal of the HSE and the Department of Health to set a conclusive date for the reintroduction of a job evaluation scheme...

SIPTU and HSE discuss proposals to end mental health nurses recruitment crisis

by | Aug 3, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU nursing representatives met with HSE management today (Wednesday, 3rd August) at the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss proposals aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of psychiatric nurses within the mental health services. SIPTU Health...

Bord na Móna rail and road transport workers vote for industrial action

by | Aug 3, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016

SIPTU members in the rail and road transport division of Bord na Móna (BNM) have voted overwhelmingly to implement a campaign of industrial action in a dispute concerning the imposition of a unilateral pay cut by management. In a ballot counted today...