by | Feb 17, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU Firefighters have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking industrial and strike action in a dispute resulting from an attempt by senior management in Dublin City Council to break up the Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) Emergency Medical Service by outsourcing its...
by | Feb 17, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU representatives have expressed support for the intervention of the Public Service Agreements National Oversight Body in a dispute concerning access to a job evaluation scheme for support staff in the health service. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul...
by | Feb 17, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU members in Cork County Council have voted by three to one in favour of strike action in a dispute resulting from the refusal of management to engage with the workforce planning process and recruit more staff to adequately delivery statutory services. In the...
by | Feb 16, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU members have suspended scheduled strike action at the Kerry Group plants in Charleville, County Cork, following an agreement by management to attend a Labour Court hearing concerning the dispute at the company. SIPTU Organiser, Terry...
by | Feb 15, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU Community Sector representatives have called for the government not to target community based job activation schemes, which play a crucial role in promoting social inclusion for vulnerable groups, for further cuts in funding. SIPTU Community Sector...
by | Feb 14, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU has stated its support for the National Project for the Elders which will be launched in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin 6, on Wednesday, 22nd February, between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. The event, which is hosted by Senator...