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SIPTU members at the Kerry Group plants in Charleville, County Cork, have scheduled two 24-hour work stoppages next week (Monday, 6th February and Thursday, 9th February) in a dispute resulting from a management refusal to attend the Workplace...

SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, has said that the policies of austerity imposed by centre right leaders across the EU have devastated the lives of millions of working people and driven them into the arms of xenophobic nationalist parties. Speaking at...

SIPTU members in Edenderry Power Ltd, Edenderry, County Offaly, have overwhelmingly rejected a Labour Court recommendation in relation to an outstanding pay claim, in a ballot counted last night (Wednesday, 25th January), and stated...

SIPTU representatives have stated that Bus Éireann management have directly threatened the future of school bus services operated by the company, following the presentation of a pay claim by the union at the Workplace Relations Commission, today...

SIPTU representatives today (Tuesday, 24th January) attended meetings of the Oireachtas Transport Committee and Labour Court to discuss the situation at Bus Éireann following threats by management to implement massive cut backs at the public transport...

SIPTU members at the Kerry Group plants in Charleville, County Cork, have overwhelmingly voted to implement a one-day work stoppage on Monday, 30th January, in response to a management refusal to attend a conciliation meeting at the Workplace...

SIPTU Nursing representatives held a meeting with senior management at the Health Service Executive (HSE), Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, today (Monday, 23rd January), to discuss the recruitment and pay of...

SIPTU Health representatives will begin a ballot of support staff for strike action in selected hospitals on Monday, 23rd January, in a dispute concerning breaches of the national public service agreements and their exclusion from concessions provided to...

SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, has expressed his deep regret at the announcement by Sinn Fein leader, and former Northern Ireland deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, of his retirement from public office. “Working people...

SIPTU members have rejected a plan presented by the management of Bus Éireann to workers this evening (Wednesday, 18th January) and condemned it as a blueprint for the destruction of the company as a viable organisation. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

The SIPTU Education Sector hosted a seminar on the future funding and precarious employment in the third level education sector in Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin 1, on Wednesday, 18th January. The seminar entitled ‘Towards a World Class Funded...

A process of engagement has taken place between the Government in its capacity as the Public Service employer and the Public Service Committee of ICTU under the framework provided by Section 6 of the Lansdowne Road Agreement to address an anomaly issue arising in the...

SIPTU has condemned the threat to the continuation of the over-65 travel pass scheme due to the refusal of the Department of Social Protection to provide extra funding for transport providers to cover the costs of the public service. SIPTU Retired Members National...

SIPTU members in Bus Éireann will not allow terms and conditions of workers in the Expressway arm of the company to be eroded in order to make up for a financial shortfall created by underfunding by the State in the essential intercity transport service. SIPTU...

SIPTU members in Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) have served notice of a ballot for strike action following a refusal by the senior management of Dublin City Council to resource an additional four ambulances to meet service demands in the city. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU has stated that all workers employed by Pfizer in its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, should be treated in an equal manner in relation to their pension entitlements unless there is an agreement on any change. SIPTU...

SIPTU has congratulated its members working in Tara Mines, County Meath, for their success in securing over €40 million in new investment in the mine, which will significantly extend its operation and safeguard the future of thousands of jobs....

SIPTU has called for immediate action by elected representatives to support the public bus network and its staff following media reports today (Wednesday, 11th January) that management has drawn up a plan for massive cutbacks in Bus Éireann. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU members working as support staff in at least 40 hospitals across the country will begin a ballot for strike action on Monday, 23rd January, in a dispute resulting from breaches of the national public service agreements and their exclusion from...

SIPTU members have expressed support for a motion which will go before Dublin City Council this evening (Monday, 9th January) calling for additional ambulances to be made available to be utlised by the Dublin Fire Brigade. SIPTU Public Administration and...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have expressed concern over the impact on services and patient safety resulting from the delays they are experiencing in signing patients into emergency departments in hospitals across the country. SIPTU Health...

SIPTU members working as support staff in the health service will today (Wednesday, 28th December) begin preparations for a ballot for strike action in a dispute that results from several breaches by the Department of Health and HSE of the terms of the national...

SIPTU has welcomed the An Bord Pleanála decision to grant planning permission to Bord na Móna to maintain the operation of its facility in Edenderry, Co Offaly, and stated that the move should also result in further investment in two other...

SIPTU has stated its support for the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 which seeks to address the remaining legislative barriers to the ratification by Ireland of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). The UN CRPD...

The SIPTU Meath District Council has thanked its activists and supporters for ensuring the series of events it held to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising were a success. SIPTU Meath District Council secretary, John Regan, said: “Our year of...

SIPTU members in the Bausch and Lomb plant in Waterford, County Waterford, have voted by a substantial majority to accept Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals aimed at resolving a dispute concerning workers’ pay and conditions of...

Cleaners employed by Allpro Ltd are staging a protest today, (Friday 16th December) at the Solas Training Centre in Raheen Business Park, Limerick over the non-payment of their wages. Allpro Ltd took over this State contract on 29th November last and...

A commemoration of the 103rd anniversary of the fatal wounding of Alicia Brady, who was injured by gunfire during the 1913 Lockout, will take place in the Connolly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, on Friday, 16th December, at...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney, to reconsider his plan to deal with the rental crisis which was released yesterday Tuesday, 13th December) due to its failure to adequately address...

The Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) has voiced its support for a Bill which will be debated in the Dáil this evening (Wednesday, 14th December) which seeks to set a minimum quota for the amount of music produced by Irish artists to be played on radio...

President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has written the introduction to a new charity calendar which celebrates the story of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) and its commemoration during the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The calendar, which will...

SIPTU members in the Bausch and Lomb plant in Waterford, County Waterford, have issued notice of industrial action to commence on Wednesday, 21st December, in a dispute resulting from the failure of management to fully restore workers’...

SIPTU is hosting a public meeting on the Secure Rent Campaign to debate the worsening crisis in the rental sector in the Connolly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, at 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 5th December. At the meeting those personally affected by...

SIPTU members employed by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Student Services CLG will implement a work stoppage and place pickets on entrances to the institute on Wednesday, 7th December, from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. The industrial action results from a...

SIPTU Vice-President, Gene Mealy, has acknowledged the invitation to the Public Service Committee of the ICTU by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, to engage in early negotiations under Section 6 of the Lansdowne...

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has reported some progress in negotiations with management regarding the proposed closure of the Young Peoples Department, following a full day of talks which concluded this evening (Friday, 25th November). SIPTU...

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has reported some progress in negotiations with management regarding the proposed closure of the Young Peoples Department, following a full day of talks which concluded this evening (Friday, 25th November). SIPTU...

Delegates at the SIPTU Services Division Biennial Delegate Conference were told today (Thursday, 24th November) that the union will not rest until the former staff of Clerys Department Store in Dublin secure justice for the sudden loss of their jobs last year....

The RTÉ Trade Union Group (TUG) has called on the public broadcaster to withdraw its unilateral decision to close the Young Peoples Department. The TUG reject the proposition that this is a legitimate or necessary strategy and described it as an attack on the...

Delegates from the SIPTU Services Division will assemble in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, for their biennial conference, which has the theme ‘Fighting for the Future of Work’, at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday, 24th November. The conference...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of SIPTU has authorised ballots by union members for industrial action and strike action on public service pay. In a statement issued by the NEC following its monthly meeting in Liberty Hall, Dublin today, the NEC...

SIPTU has called on the Government to honour its commitment to engage with unions representing community workers or face the prospect of industrial action across the sector in the coming weeks. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Eddie Mullins, said: “The many...

SIPTU members at the union’s Public Administration and Community Division biennial conference voted to launch a campaign demanding the regulation of outsourcing in the Public Sector due to the negative impact is has on the delivery of services to the public. At...

SIPTU will open its new Workers Rights Centre (WRC), which is open to all workers who wish to ‘drop in’ for information and advice on workplace issues, on the Dan Shaw Road in Navan, County Meath on Tuesday, 15th November, at...

SIPTU has hailed the passing by Seanad Éireann today (Thursday 10th November) of a Bill which reinstates the right to collectively bargain for voice-over actors, session musicians and freelance journalists as the next step towards victory in a long...

SIPTU members have commended the cross party support shown for a Dáil motion calling for a referendum on a constitutional amendment to ensure that the ownership and management of water services remains in public ownership, which passed into the committee...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has said that the union will authorise ballots for industrial action among its 60,000 members in the public service unless the Government sets an early date for the opening of talks on pay and related...

SIPTU members are demanding immediate action to end the growing practice of workers, employed across all grades, in third level institutions being forced to accept precarious working conditions. SIPTU Education Sector Committee chairperson, Jack...

The ‘Big Start’ Early Years campaign launched its submission on the Government’s planned Single Affordable Childcare Programme in the Mansion House, Dublin 2, today (Wednesday, 9th November). The submission highlights the need for...

Delegates from the Public Administration and Community Division of SIPTU will assemble in Liberty Hall, Dublin for their biennial conference on Thursday, 10th and Friday, 11th November. The conference will be attended by over 180 delegates and...

Speaking on behalf of his union’s National Executive Council, SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has voiced strong and unequivocal support for a Bill which is being promoted by Deputy Joan Collins TD envisaging a referendum to change...

The ‘Big Start’ campaign is arguing for high quality early years services delivered by qualified professionals. This will be set out in the ‘Big Start’ Affordable Childcare submission that will be published this week. The document endorsed by...

SIPTU vice-president, Gene Mealy, has said that the union will examine the Labour Court recommendation in relation to the pay for members of the Garda Siochána. However, he said the union will withhold any detailed response until members of...

SIPTU members in the contract cleaning industry have welcomed a new pay agreement of more than 10% over three years. The pay deal follows agreement on a newly amended Employment Regulation Order (ERO)) for the sector which was negotiated over recent months between...

SIPTU representatives at Bord Na Mona have said they had a positive and constructive meeting with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, who confirmed his support for the future of employment at the company...

SIPTU members in the outdoor works department of Roscommon County Council have voted for industrial action in a dispute related to the use by management of information from GPS tracking in disciplinary hearings without the agreement of the workers involved. SIPTU...

SIPTU has condemned the treatment by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of workers at the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) who have today (Friday, 28th February) lost their jobs without receiving...

SIPTU has condemned the treatment by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of workers at the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) who have today (Friday, 28th October) lost their jobs without receiving...

SIPTU has called on the management of Wilo Engineering in Limerick, County Limerick, to defer the implementation of redundancies at the pump manufacturing company until a hearing of the Labour Court into proposed job losses. SIPTU Organiser, Ray...

SIPTU nursing and support staff members in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, are to ballot on industrial action in relation to a number of ongoing disputes with HSE management at the facility. SIPTU Organiser, John...

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, unveiled a plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period, on the front of Lourdes Parish Schools in Sean McDermott...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, to ensure that workers being made redundant in the West Cork Development Partnership (WCDP) receive their full legal...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, have welcomed a decision by management to attend a Labour Court hearing, on Friday, 4th November, concerning a dispute related to the implementation of enforced redundancies....

SIPTU members will demonstrate against the closure of community care beds in the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, outside the facility on Monday, 24th October, from 1.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. SIPTU Organiser, John McCamley,...

SIPTU has criticised the Department of Health for attempting to undermine the proper application of the statutory minimum wage system for care workers in the residential care sector. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “If media reports...

SIPTU members at Born Na Mona (BNM) are to seek an urgent meeting with climate action and environment minister, Denis Naughten, to discuss the future of the 1300 workers employed at the company’s power stations in the midlands whose jobs are under...

SIPTU Fire Fighter/Paramedic members met today with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to discuss the Dublin Fire Brigade's Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) personnel, supported by members of the public and...

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, will open the annual general meeting of the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, tomorrow (Saturday, 15th October). The opening of the,...

SIPTU members at the union’s Health Division Biennial Conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, have today (Thursday, 13th October) voted in favour of a motion calling on the Government to demand a delay in the demolition of the refugee camp,...

SIPTU members have endorsed a demand for a new deal on pay for health workers at the union’s Health Division Biennial Conference, which opened today (Thursday, 13th October) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. Addressing delegates, SIPTU Health...

SIPTU has called for an open public debate concerning the possible risks for the Irish economy and public services which would result from ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a proposed free trade deal between Canada and the...

SIPTU nursing representatives, and their colleagues from the two other nursing unions, met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, today (Thursday, 13th October), as part of their campaign to highlight the injustice of the...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, to make clear that the soon to be appointed Public Sector Pay Commission must provide a clear timeline to full pay restoration for workers. SIPTU Public Administration and...

Sabina Coyne-Higgins, wife of President Michael D Higgins, will take to the stage in a performance of Under Which Flag? a play written by the Easter Rising leader, James Connolly, in the Liberty Hall Theatre, Eden Quay, Dublin...

The Big Start campaign has criticised the failure of the Government to tackle the problem of low pay for Early Years professionals as part of its commitment in Budget 2017 to increase investment in pre-school childcare services. Big Start campaign coordinator and...

SIPTU has condemned the failure of the Government to use Budget 2017 as an opportunity to repair the damage inflicted on the country by the economic collapse or take steps to prepare for future challenges. SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor,...

SIPTU has referred a dispute concerning the closure of community services beds in County Louth, which is the result of a delay by HSE management in approving the appointment of new Elderly Services nursing staff, to the Workplace Relations Commission...

SIPTU members in all seven grades of workers within Dublin Bus have today (Friday, 7th October), voted to endorse the pay deal negotiated between union representatives and management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last week. Bus drivers voted...

SIPTU has outlined its key priorities for the development of full employment in its submission to the Government’s 2017 Action Plan for Jobs, which was presented to Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell...

The SIPTU ‘Big Start’ campaign has called on the Government to address as a matter of urgency the issue of low pay in the Early Years sector. Big Start campaign coordinator and SIPTU Sector Organiser, Darragh O’Connor, said: “Last...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has backed an EU trade union call for higher pay and better quality jobs across the European Union, ahead of World Day for Decent Work, on Friday 7th October. The call from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, will ballot on Friday (7th October) on whether to take strike action in a dispute concerning the redundancy of several workers at the company, on Friday (7th October). SIPTU Sector...

A plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period will be unveiled in the courtyard of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Thomas Street, Dublin 8, on...

SIPTU members in Elderly Services have called on the management of the HSE to prioritise the opening of community nursing home beds in County Louth which have been closed, or are yet to open, due to a shortage in nursing staff. SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU members at Tim Hastings Garage in Westport, County Mayo, are considering a campaign of industrial action due to the refusal of management to attend a Labour Court hearing concerning the redundancy of several workers at the company. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU representatives have this afternoon (Thursday, 29th September) said that they intend to ballot members in Dublin Bus on improved pay proposals that have emerged following negotiations with management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, today (Wednesday, 28th September) to discuss the implementation of the recommendations of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) Capacity Review which includes the employment of 600...

Public transport workers are demanding that the Government urgently draws up a long-term strategic plan for the development of the sector. The call comes amid growing concerns about the future of public transport in Ireland. With falling state subvention provoking...

Following discussions between Dublin Bus unions and management, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), which chaired the talks, expressed its view that there is sufficient scope for the parties to enter intense negotiations in order to resolve the...

SIPTU representatives of Dublin Bus workers welcomed an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Sunday (25th September) to attend exploratory discussions on a way to find an acceptable resolution of the industrial dispute at the company. SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives have demanded an immediate examination into the HSE National Ambulance Service fleet following a tragedy resulted in the death of a patient and serious injury to two paramedics, outside Naas General Hospital, County Kildare,...

SIPTU has called upon the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross, to accept his responsibilities to the travelling public and play a constructive role in finding a resolution to the dispute at Dublin Bus. A further 48-hour work stoppage will take place from...

SIPTU has called for a significant increase in investment in undergraduate level education in the university sector following the failure of any Irish institution to be make the top 200 of the Times Higher Education world university rankings. SIPTU Education Sector...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have deferred for two weeks a 24-hour work stoppage which was scheduled to begin today (Wednesday, 21st September) in order to continue talks with management at the Workplace Relations Commission...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, voted overwhelmingly today (Tuesday, 20th September) to accept pay proposals which resulted from negotiations that followed a month long campaign of industrial action. SIPTU...

SIPTU nursing representatives will meet with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and health spokespeople from the opposition parties, on Thursday, 22nd September, as part of their campaign to highlight the injustice of the non-payment...

SIPTU members have called on the management of Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport to immediately engage in a talks process aimed at ending the crisis at Dublin Bus. SIPTU Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction Division Organiser, Owen...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, to ensure that Early Years educators are paid a fair wage as part of the new childcare plan she intends to introduce. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Darragh...

SIPTU members have called on the management of Dublin Bus and the Department of Transport to immediately engage in a talks process aimed at ending the crisis at Dublin Bus. SIPTU Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction Division Organiser, Owen...

SIPTU has served notice on Dublin Bus management of a series of further work stoppages during September and October in a dispute at the transport company concerning workers’ pay and conditions of employment. At a meeting this morning (Thursday,...