by | Apr 1, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU organisers will be visiting Early Years care and education facilities across Westmeath on Tuesday, 9th April, as part of the union’s Big Start Campaign which is aimed at improving the childcare sector for workers, children and their...
by | Apr 1, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
A SIPTU representative has said that a major overhaul of how waste services are operated rather than investment in gimmicks such as aerial drones is the way to solve the growing problems concerning waste disposal in Ireland. SIPTU Public Administration and Community...
by | Mar 29, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU representatives have today (Friday, 29th March) confirmed that more than 7,000 support grade staff will be balloted for strike action next month. The move follows a decision by the SIPTU Support Sector Committee at its Annual General Meeting in...
by | Mar 29, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU activists will be joining with members in other construction industry unions to protest outside the Irish Construction Excellence awards which are being held in the Mansion House on Dawson Street, Dublin, this evening (Friday, 29th March) at...
by | Mar 29, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU has warned that vulnerable children are being placed at increased risk due to severe cuts to Early Years services in areas of disadvantage across the country due to the imposition of substantial reductions in funding by the State agency POBAL. SIPTU Head of...
by | Mar 28, 2019 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2019
SIPTU has called for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) to be increased from €9.80 to €10.20 next year, as a stage towards the payment of a Living Wage for all workers, in a submission to the Low Pay Commission which was presented at a public...
