by | Apr 21, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
Irish businesses are recording healthy profits. However, some employer groups are pressing the panic button and urging the Government to row back on increases in the minimum wage and paid sick pay. Why? In this edition of the SIPTU Sunday Read we examine the data. In...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home
A new survey by the SIPTU Respect Transport Workers campaign has revealed the role increasing drug use and racism is playing in the epidemic of abuse and anti-social behaviour faced by staff on the public transport network. The survey of more than 650 SIPTU members...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
The Tara Mines Group of Unions will recommend to its members that they accept a set of proposals agreed with management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that will allow for a swift reopening of the mine. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John Regan said: “The...
by | Apr 19, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, My rights at work
A SIPTU member sacked for allegedly taking a pair of used socks from a waste area in a community centre in Limerick City has won her case for unfair dismissal and an award of €15,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission. Geraldine O’Donnell, a 66-year-old mother of...
by | Apr 15, 2024 | General News, Latest News
SIPTU representatives have welcomed the support of the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, for the creation of a dedicated transport police unit, saying it was another important milestone in the union’s Respect Transport Workers (RTW) campaign, which calls for action to end an...
by | Apr 12, 2024 | Latest News
SIPTU representatives have today welcomed the Government’s decision to increase the minimum rates of pay for work permit holders from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) declaring it an opportunity to increase pay for all low paid workers in Ireland. SIPTU...
