by | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU Early Years Union is calling for ring-fenced State funding to support a €15 minimum wage rate for educators and a 10% increase to all Employment Regulation Order (ERO) rates in its 2025 Budget Submission, ‘Towards a Professional Wage for Early Years’. SIPTU...
by | Aug 15, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
Claims of worker victimisation on a state-funded construction project on the North Quays in Waterford City highlights the need for Government action on a new EU Directive which necessitates effective legal protections for trade union activists, according to SIPTU...
by | Aug 14, 2024 | Campaigns, Latest News, Services
The SIPTU ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign, which demands respect for FAI workers, carried out a leaflet and banner drop at the Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne match in the Showgrounds, Magheraboy, County Sligo. SIPTU Services Divisional Organiser, Teresa Hannick, said:...
by | Aug 8, 2024 | Latest News, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
SIPTU members working in Aer Lingus (IAG) Cargo in Shannon Airport were left shocked and saddened by a sudden announcement yesterday (Wednesday 7th August) that the cargo operation is set to close. SIPTU Industrial Organiser, Andrew Clune said: “Our members...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Latest News, Services
The SIPTU ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign, which demands respect for FAI workers, will carried out a leaflet and banner drop at the top of the table League of Ireland match between Shelbourne and Derry City last night in Tolka Park. SIPTU Services Divisional Organiser,...
by | Aug 4, 2024 | Health, The Sunday Read
The poor working conditions of workers in the platform-based ‘gig’ economy have received considerable media attention in recent years. Yielding to the pressure from gig workers, trade unions and civil society, the European Council adopted in March 2024 a directive to...
