by | Jul 1, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU representatives will attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Monday (4th July) to discuss the long-running dispute concerning shortages in nursing staff in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth SIPTU Organiser, John...
by | Jul 1, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has written to the Minister for State for Training and Skills, John Halligan, today (Friday, 1st July) calling on him to ensure that Industrial Training Orders for commis chefs and Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers are not signed off until...
by | Jul 1, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has called for major reform of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) following publication today (Thursday, 30th June) of two highly critical independent reports examining its operation. SIPTU Nursing Sector Organiser, Kevin Figgis,...
by | Jun 30, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of Imperial Tobacco next week to discuss the announcement today (Thursday, 30th June) that it intends to close its plant in Mullingar, County Westmeath. SIPTU Organiser, Michael Browne, said:...
by | Jun 29, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU representatives will attend a Labour Court hearing, tomorrow (Thursday, 30th June), concerning a pay claim lodged by members working in Dublin Bus, which seeks significant increases in their earnings. SIPTU Organiser, John...
by | Jun 28, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has called for the ending of a lower paid new entrants’ grade and the return of allowances for mental health nurses in order to end a crisis in staff recruitment and retention in the service SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...
