by | Jan 6, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, John King, has called on the incoming Government to honour a commitment, given on a number of occasions to trade unions, to hold a referendum to provide constitutional protection against the future privatisation of public water...
by | Dec 21, 2024 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
The aim of Supporting Quality is to protect quality jobs by promoting the goods and services produced in unionised workplaces in Ireland. With the election of Donald Trump in the U.S. and worsening international relations, the prospect of trade wars are increasing and...
by | Dec 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded two SIPTU members employed in the Retained Fire Service €15,000 each due to being forced to retire at age 60 when both wished to continue in their jobs. Jimmy Murphy and Paul Curran, long-serving retained...
by | Dec 19, 2024 | Health, Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU, the Union of Health Care Assistants (HCA), has called on the incoming Government to expand and improve the public provision of nursing home and home care, following its release of the initial results of a survey of HCAs which highlights their concerns about low...
by | Dec 18, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin
A collective bargaining agreement has been reached between Sky Handling Partner, which was previously a non-union employer, and SIPTU, after several months of negotiations with the assistance of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The deal provides for trade...
by | Dec 17, 2024 | Energy Sector, Latest News, Latest News Home, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
SIPTU has stated that the proposed sale by the State of Bord Na Mona Recycling is untenable in light of a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report which says Ireland will miss its mandatory EU recycling targets that apply from 2025 onwards. SIPTU Transport,...
