SIPTU members in Carroll’s Cuisine in Tullamore vote for strike action

by | Oct 23, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Manufacturing

SIPTU members employed at Carroll’s Cuisine in Tullamore, County Offaly, have voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute arising from the employer’s refusal to engage with their Union to negotiate a collective agreement governing...

No cooperation with FAI management forum without union representation

by | Oct 16, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU members employed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have announced that they will not engage with a management forum, or other processes linked to the organisation’s so-called ‘transformation plan’, due to a failure to respect their right to trade...

SIPTU welcomes implementation of 10% pay increase for the Early Years sector 

by | Oct 3, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU representatives have welcomed the announcement by Minister Alan Dillon of the implementation date of the pay agreement benefiting over 30,000 Early Years professionals. The pay agreement, negotiated by SIPTU on behalf of thousands of members at the Early Years...

SIPTU calls for a ‘Donogh O’Malley Moment’ in Early Years Education and Care

by | Sep 27, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU has called on the Government to make a transformational change to the Early Years sector, similar to the historic decision by former Minister for Education, Donogh O’Malley, to introduce free secondary education for all. Addressing the SIPTU – Early Years...

SIPTU condemns Minister over Bord na Móna sale and demands clarity on CEO repayment

by | Sep 24, 2025 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has condemned the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Darragh O’Brien, for seeking to sign off on the private sale of Bord na Móna Recycling without having met with the workers directly affected, despite repeated requests from the Union for...

Major pay increases secured for over 30,000 contract cleaners 

by | Sep 23, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has welcomed the approval of a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Contract Cleaning Industry, which the Union successfully negotiated to deliver significant pay rises and new allowances for more than 30,000 cleaners across the sector. SIPTU Organiser,...