by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposal to apply the percentage increases of the Public Sector Pay Agreement to the ICE CAST allowance were accepted by a ballot of LAPO members employed as duty engineers across the local authorities, which concluded in...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
In June 2024, a consultation paper was produced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to launch a review of the qualifications for engineering posts in the local government sector. This latest review is being carried out by a ten-person working...
by | Nov 27, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
Paul Mulligan Senior Executive Engineer Cavan-Belturbet Municipal District Cavan County Council “Prior to joining the Local Authority, I worked for six years with a Civil Engineering Contractor. None of the staff were represented by a Union at this time. Our employer...
by | Nov 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The SIPTU Manufacturing Division wishes to remind all members to consider purchasing goods from companies which are part of the Union-backed Supporting Quality campaign this Festive Season. The campaign grants products and services which are produced in unionised...
by | Nov 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU representatives have committed to attending Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) talks following the collapse of a mediation process at the Becton Dickinson plant in Drogheda, County Louth, that was aimed at achieving a fair redundancy package for the over 200...
by | Nov 11, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU’s Manufacturing Division committed the Union to campaigning to bring the maximum level of statutory redundancy from €600 to more than €1000 per week with a unanimous vote at its Biennial Delegate Conference in Galway on 24th October. Proposing the motion to...
