SIPTU members working as support staff vote for strike action

by | May 17, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

SIPTU members working as health service support staff have voted by 94% to 6% in favour of taking strike action in a dispute concerning the implementation of a job evaluation scheme. The result of vote was announced today (Friday, 17th May) at a special...

SIPTU seek urgent meeting with GSK management over proposed sale of Cork plant

by | May 16, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

SIPTU representatives are seeking an urgent meeting with the senior management ofGSK following an announcement today (Thursday, 16thMay) that themulti-national pharmaceutical company has sold its manufacturing plant in Ringaskiddy, county Cork, to...

SIPTU seeks urgent meeting with Minister for Sport concerning FAI finances

by | May 15, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

SIPTU representatives are seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, to discuss the threat to jobs in the FAI due to the precarious financial situation of the organisation. SIPTU Sport Sector...

SIPTU welcomes new Sector Employment Order which gives pay increases to construction workers

by | May 14, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

SIPTU members in the construction industry have welcomed a pay increase and other improvements granted under a new Sector Employment Order (SEO) which was introduced by the Government in a ministerial order today. According to SIPTU Transport, Energy,...

CE Supervisors suspend strike following commitment to resolve pensions issue

by | May 10, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

Community Employment (CE) supervisors have suspended five days of strike action, which was scheduled [https://www.forsa.ie/ce-supervisors-to-take-strike-action/] to commence on Monday (13th May). The CE supervisors are represented by Fórsa and SIPTU trade...

Trade unions to meet management concerning threatened Cadbury job losses

by | May 9, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019

SIPTU and Unite representatives will meet with the management of Mondelez Ireland early next week to discuss the announcement by the company that it is seeking to implement 70 job losses at its Cadbury production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5. SIPTU...