by | Sep 16, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
The members of the SIPTU Construction Sector have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action in the event that employers fail to pay a 2.7% increase due on the 1st October, 2020. Earlier this year, the High Court ruled that legislation allowing for the...
by | Sep 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Greg Ennis, has called for the immediate recommencement of Covid-19 testing for workers in the meat processing industry. He said: "We are extremely concerned that serial testing in meat plants has been halted by the HSE....
by | Sep 10, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has launched a comprehensive fiscal policy that seeks to meet the challenges facing the economy and society from threats such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and the climate crisis in a manner which will produce a more equitable country. The...
by | Sep 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has stated that the Government’s new waste collection policy fails to address the critical problem of almost a quarter of households in the country having no domestic waste collection service. SIPTU Public Administration and Community Division...
by | Sep 7, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU has included a demand for a mandatory Living Wage and sick pay scheme for workers as part of its pre-budget submission for the childcare sector, launched today (Monday, 7th September). The measures are designed to ensure that children and families...
by | Sep 4, 2020 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2020
SIPTU members employed at the car parts manufacturer BorgWarner in Tralee, county Kerry, have today (Friday, 4th September) indicated their support for the intervention of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in a dispute concerning redundancy...
