Up to 1,000 march and rally in support of Bus Éireann strikers outside the Dáil

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

Up to 1,000 public transport workers and their supporters marched to Leinster House at lunchtime today (Wednesday, 29th March) in support of a demand by Bus Éireann strikers for the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to establish a...

SIPTU calls on Shane Ross to stop dodging his responsibilities to travelling public

by | Mar 29, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU members in Bus Éireann have called upon the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to stop dodging his responsibilities to both transport workers and the travelling public and establish a process that can effectively deal with the issues in the...

Ethical Trading workshop for exporters to UK starts Thursday in Kilkenny

by | Mar 28, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

The first Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) two-day workshop, on practical steps for Irish companies and suppliers exporting to the UK following Brexit, will take place in the Hub in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny on Thursday, 30th and Friday,...

SIPTU DFB members not surprised by HIQA finding of under-resourced ambulance service in Dublin

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) representatives have said that their members are not surprised by findings concerning the under-resourcing of the ambulance service in Dublin contained in a report issued by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) last week....

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus and Irish Rail to ballot for industrial action

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

A meeting of SIPTU representatives of Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Eireann was held in Liberty Hall today (Monday 27th March) to discuss the ongoing strike in Bus Eireann. The representatives were informed of a planned protest in support of the Bus Eireann...

SIPTU members in EPL conduct 24-hour work stoppage in collective bargaining dispute

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017

SIPTU members in Edenderry Power Ltd (EPL), Edenderry, County Offaly, began a 24-hour work stoppage today (Monday, 27th March), at 7.30 a.m. in a dispute concerning collective bargaining rights at the power generation plant. SIPTU...