by | Oct 20, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU members in Irish Rail have announced five dates of 24-hour all out-strike action starting on Wednesday, 1st November following a refusal by management at the State transport company to address a reasonable pay claim by staff. The four further 24-hour work...
by | Oct 20, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU members in Irish Rail have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute which results from a refusal by management at the State transport company to accept a reasonable pay claim by staff. SIPTU members voted by 84% in favour of industrial...
by | Oct 20, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
The Irish Rail trade union group said: “Despite the best efforts of the WRC, Irish Rail senior management have once again demonstrated their total disdain for their own staff and those that rely on Irish Rail services. We have spent the last twelve hours...
by | Oct 19, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
A SIPTU Organiser addressed students from the Cairnes School of Business in NUI Galway, on the importance of trade unions in the modern workplace at a meeting held in the university on Thursday, 12th October. The event was organised by NUI Galway...
by | Oct 19, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
Budget 2018 has failed to address the long-term crisis in funding for Family Resource Centres (FRC) which are struggling to provide frontline services and cope with increased overheads, according to the SIPTU National FRC Committee. There are 109 FRCs providing...
by | Oct 19, 2017 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2017
SIPTU representatives have welcomed the enacting of a Sectoral Employment Order (SEO), today (Thursday, 19th October,) which sets minimum rates of pay in the construction industry as an “important first step” for workers in securing...
