by | May 16, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
The Government would seem to be considering a betrayal of workers while showering its largesse on business according to SIPTU Deputy General Secretary for the Private Sector, Greg Ennis. “Public pronouncements by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter...
by | May 13, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
May Day is when trade unionists and progressive activists renew their commitment to bringing about positive change. This year SIPTU focused on delivering the message of the Respect at Work campaign at this important time; that we live in an Ireland where our wealth is...
by | May 13, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU and a coalition of eight other representative bodies came together to highlight a serious problem in the pension scheme for new entrants to several essential public services at the launch of the Secure Our Services campaign outside Dáil Éireann on 8th May. The...
by | May 13, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
Newly appointed SIPTU Manufacturing Divisional Organiser, Neil McGowan, has highlighted pay increases and utilising the EU Directive which calls for an expansion of collective bargaining to organise in new workplaces as his top priorities. Neil takes over the role of...
by | May 12, 2024 | Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
When heckled on a street corner about how he knew so much about revolution, James Connolly did not hesitate to respond that: “My business is revolution!” This insight offers the thread by which to understand the nature, and essential continuity, of Connolly’s career,...
by | May 2, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Speeches
In a powerful speech for May Day, SIPTU Deputy General Secretary for Organising and Membership Development, Ethel Buckley calls out Ireland’s rigged economy and encourages people to get behind the Respect at Work campaign. Comrades, We gather to mark May Day,...