Education Sector
Organises workers employed in both public and private educational institutions throughout the country. It caters for a diverse range of workers. SIPTU academic and research staff have joined with support staff (e.g. Technical, Administrative and General Operative grades) to form a significant force within education.

Sector Organiser: Karl Byrne 

Email: kbyrne@siptu.ie

DEFEND THE UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN

The brain child of the SIPTU Dublin City University (DCU) Section Committee the campaign seeks to organise workers to defend universities as places of learning for the common good rather than mere profit generating businesses. The campaign has support in university campuses across the country and is also endorsed by the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).

For more information contact: kbyrne@siptu.ie

 

Tackling Precarious Employment in Higher Education

08 August 2017

Following discussions between the Department of Education and Skills and SIPTU representatives, further progress has been made by the union on tackling the issue of precarious employment in the Higher Education sector in the areas of:
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