SIPTU serves notice of strike action on National Ambulance Service

by | Apr 13, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has notified the National Ambulance Service (NAS) of its intention to conduct strike action next month as part of a long-standing dispute with the HSE regarding unimplemented recommendations from a 2020 independent report. Last week, approximately 2,000 SIPTU...

SIPTU welcomes Fire Services investment plan but highlights gaps of ‘grave concern’

by | Apr 13, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU has today (Monday 13th April) welcomed the Government’s new investment plan for the country’s full-time and retained fire services but highlighted serious gaps of grave concern. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage published a statement on...

SIPTU condemns Government failure to support workers

by | Apr 13, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU General Secretary, John King, has condemned the Government’s abandonment of low- and average-income households amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis driven by spiralling energy costs, with no targeted support measures. SIPTU General Secretary, John King, said:...

SIPTU ambulance members vote for industrial action

by | Apr 8, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

Around 2000 SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service across the country voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, up to and including strike action on Wednesday (8th April). The result is due to a long-standing dispute with the HSE over its failure to...

Support Sector secures date with WRC over Job Evaluation Scheme

by | Apr 7, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

The Support Sector Committee has secured a date with the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) to re-engage on its outstanding concerns regarding the Job Evaluation Scheme. In 2023, SIPTU secured a positive outcome to the national job evaluation scheme for support...

SIPTU calls out employers as childcare crisis deepens

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...