The long-running dispute concerning pay for Section 39 and other voluntary sector workers came under the spotlight in the last days of the election after an encounter between a SIPTU member and Taoiseach Simon Harris in Kanturk, County Cork on 22nd November. The...

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SIPTU has served further notice of industrial action on all public sector workplaces for 21st October, in addition to the planned stoppage next Wednesday.

What is the date of the strike action? On Wednesday 14th October, all public service health members will take a day of strike action. The action will take the form of a one-day work stoppage involving all Health Division public service members in Phase 1 (30 major...

Delegates unanimously passed an Aviation Sector motion on Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering its use in areas including rostering, maintenance, security screening and performance monitoring. 

What is a strike? A strike is a planned stoppage of work by union members. During a strike, members withdraw their labour and do not carry out any work. Strike action increases pressure on the employer and advances the Union’s position in an ongoing dispute.  What...

SIPTU representatives have warned that the Union will give immediate effect to its existing mandate if cuts to funding for RTÉ result in compulsory redundancies or further outsourcing of core roles.

SIPTU has strongly condemned the statement by Minister Peter Burke that the Government has abandoned 2029 as the deadline for implementing a Living Wage.

SIPTU General Secretary John King has described Budget 2027 as “a chaotic budget providing little relief for workers” and not the “workers’ budget” promised by Minister for Finance, Simon Harris.

In ten days’ time, SIPTU members across health, local government, State agencies and education will take to the picket line and strike. Deputy General Secretary, Adrian Kane explains what’s at stake.

SIPTU has called for the introduction of Reasonable Accommodation Passports to assist workers with disabilities following the passing of a motion at its Manufacturing Division Biennial Delegate Conference.