by | Apr 5, 2026 | History, Latest News, Latest News Home, Lockout Series
The Easter Rising of 1916 would not have happened without our Union. Under the leadership of James Connolly, the acting general secretary of the ITGWU, the predecessor of SIPTU, was at the very centre of the Rising. Connolly was a driving force behind the planning for...
by | Apr 4, 2026 | Latest News, Lockout Series, The Sunday Read
During Easter week, the standard of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), the Starry Plough, flew over the Imperial Hotel (former Clerys building) on O’Connell Street. The hotel was owned by William Martin Murphy of 1913 Lockout infamy. That the standard of the workers’...
by | Apr 1, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU representatives have warned that up to €45 million in ringfenced state funding, allocated to improve the pay of Early Years Educators in 2026, is at risk following the continued refusal of employers’ groups to enter pay talks with the Union. SIPTU Sector...
by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Private Sector
SIPTU has called on the Government to halt the planned reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality and services sectors, saying the estimated €680 million it will cost on an annual basis should instead be invested in targeted electricity credits for low to...
by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
A survey of SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service has found 78% of respondents express a lack of confidence in the HSE’s ability to adequately address welfare and health and safety issues highlighted by staff within the organisation. As part of a...
by | Mar 26, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases, Public Sector
How is collective bargaining faring in Ireland? What does the State’s new Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining mean to practitioners? And how does Ireland look compared to other EU Member States? These questions were explored in detail by a panel of...
