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SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have condemned the lack of interest shown by the Department of Transport and management in trying to resolve the dispute at the company for forcing them to implement a further 48-hour work stoppage, beginning tomorrow (Thursday,...

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have expressed anger and frustration at the continued silence of management and the Department of Transport in relation to resolving the dispute at the public transport company. SIPTU Organiser, John Murphy, said: “The...

SIPTU has called on the management of Dublin Bus to engage in serious negotiations concerning adequate wage increases for its workers if it does not wish to be responsible for further shuts downs of the service in the coming weeks. SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, have decided to suspend their industrial action at the company from Monday (12th September) to allow meaningful discussions with management concerning a pay increase for workers....

SIPTU members in Dublin Bus have been united in their support of strike action at the company, which is set to enter its second day tomorrow (Friday, 9th September), as they highlight their demand for a reasonable pay rise and the need for more State...

More than 1,500 SIPTU members in Dublin Bus began a 48-hour work stoppage today (Thursday, 8th September) at 12.01 a.m. in a dispute concerning pay and conditions at the public transport company. The action by the SIPTU members and their colleagues,...

SIPTU has called on the Department of Transport to provide a proper long-term funding plan for Dublin Bus as workers prepare for the beginning of a 48-hour work stoppage at the public transport company at 12.01 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, 8th September). SIPTU...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have served management with notice of a 24-hour work stoppage which will begin on Wednesday, 21st September, at 6.30 a.m. SIPTU Organiser, Ray Mitchell, said: “Last...

SIPTU representatives have warned that due to the intransigence of management and the Department of Transport there is a risk that Dublin Bus will enter a long and damaging period of industrial conflict when workers begin a 48-hour strike on Thursday, 8th...

A plaque commemorating the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period will be unveiled outside The Cobblestone Pub, Smithfield, Dublin 7, on Saturday, 10th September, at...

SIPTU and IMPACT trade unions, representing residential care staff at the Oberstown detention centre, have accepted an invitation to attend a meeting with Oberstown management on Monday (5th September) at 11.00 a.m. under the auspices of the Workplace...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, implemented a work stoppage today (Thursday, 1stSeptember), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “Since 7.45...

SIPTU members working in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have voted in favour of Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals on the future development of the service in a ballot counted today (Thursday, 1st September) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1....

SIPTU members working across a range of grades at Dublin Bus have this morning (Tuesday, 30th August) served notice on management of a series of 48-hour work stoppages during September in a dispute concerning pay. The work stoppages will result in a complete...

SIPTU members employed in GE Healthcare in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, have called on the company to honour all contracts entered into with new employees and also respect the terms of a Labour Court recommendation concerning collective bargaining. SIPTU...

SIPTU, IMPACT and IMO representatives have referred a dispute concerning concessions awarded to workers in Accident and Emergency Departments to the Labour Court, following the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this afternoon...

SIPTU members in Element Six in Shannon, County Clare, have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in response to the failure of management to fully implement a Labour Court recommendation in relation to changes of work practices and shift patterns...

SIPTU members employed in the Savoy Cinema on O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, protested outside their place of work today (Wednesday, 24th August) to highlight their opposition to the company’s imposition of unilateral changes to work...

SIPTU has called for an immediate end to JobBridge, and similar “free labour schemes”, following media revelations that a report byauditors in the Department of Social Protection has found that its monitoring system is unable to ensure its...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, implemented a work stoppage today (Thursday,18th August), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “Since 7.45...

SIPTU has condemned a decision by Lakeland Dairies to move towards seasonal operations at its production plant in Banbridge, County Down, which will result in up to 60 job losses. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Martin O’Rourke, said: “The...

SIPTU Health representatives have demanded that the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, sanction automatic extensions of service to all low paid health workers who require them, in order to prevent those over 65 being forced into financial hardship or...

SIPTU nursing representatives have secured agreement on the payment schedule for a community allowance for nurses in the mental health services following talks with HSE management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today (Tuesday, 16th August). SIPTU...

SIPTU members in St Aidan’s Services, Gorey, County Wexford, a section 39 organisation providing day and residential services for people with intellectual disabilities, are to ballot on Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals which...

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, will implement a work stoppage on Thursday (18th August), in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Sheridan said: “The workers had been...

SIPTU representatives have today (Tuesday, 16th August) issued ballot papers to members, working in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), ahead of a vote on Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals which include increased funding for the...

SIPTU has demanded that the Government complies with a Labour Court recommendation to provide staff made redundant following changes to the LEADER and SICAP local development programmes with redundancy terms comparable to workers on similar schemes. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has described the Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives as “a useless piece of window dressing” which fails to deal with the key aspects of the developing crisis involving...

SIPTU members who work as drivers with Dublin Bus have voted by a majority of 95% for industrial and strike action in the pay dispute at the company. SIPTU clerical members also voted to support industrial action and strike action by 87% and 80%, respectively....

SIPTU representatives will attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today (Thursday, August 11th) to discuss the dispute in St Aidan’s Services, Gorey, Co. Wexford over the non-payment of increments due to care workers. SIPTU Health...

SIPTU members in St Aidan’s Services, Gorey, Co. Wexford, a section 39 organisation providing day and residential services for people with intellectual disabilities, held the first in a series of work stoppages today (Wednesday,...

Lambstongue, a contractor specialising in the conservation and restoration of historic windows, has refused to get involved the refurbishment of the Clerys building on Dublin's O'Connell Street unless the owner, Natrium, meets with...

SIPTU representatives have indefinitely suspended a planned all-out strike by members in the National Ambulance Service which was due to commence on Wednesday, 10th August. The move follows SIPTU representatives securing a formal commitment from the Department...

SIPTU members in the Cork Association for Autism (CAA) have condemned the refusal of management to attend a conciliation conference at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to discuss a dispute concerning a unilateral change their to terms and conditions of...

SIPTU nursing representatives have expressed their support for Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals, released today (Friday, 5th August), which are aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of psychiatric nurses within the mental...

SIPTU representatives will attend a meeting at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) tomorrow morning (Friday, 5th August) in an attempt to resolve the dispute in the National Ambulance Service prior to the implementation of strike action on Wednesday,...

SIPTU representatives have suspended a national ballot for strike action by support staff in the health service in a dispute resulting from the refusal of the HSE and the Department of Health to set a conclusive date for the reintroduction of a job evaluation scheme...

SIPTU nursing representatives met with HSE management today (Wednesday, 3rd August) at the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss proposals aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of psychiatric nurses within the mental health services. SIPTU Health...

SIPTU members in the rail and road transport division of Bord na Móna (BNM) have voted overwhelmingly to implement a campaign of industrial action in a dispute concerning the imposition of a unilateral pay cut by management. In a ballot counted today...

SIPTU representatives will meet with Health Service Executive (HSE) management and Department of Health officials, tomorrow (Thursday, 4th August), in a final attempt to avert strike action in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) from...

SIPTU members in the Dublin Bus Traffic Grade, which includes bus drivers, are to vote on implementing industrial action following their rejection of a Labour Court recommendation concerning pay rises at the public transport company. SIPTU Organiser,...

SIPTU members employed in the RMS Group Services depot on Montgomery Road, Belfast, served notice of their intention to strike for one week commencing on Tuesday, 9th August, at 9.00 a.m. The company specialises in cash management services and...

A seminar to commemorate the Irish Trade Union Congress and Labour Party Annual General Meeting of 1916 will take place in the City Hall, Sligo, County Sligo, on Thursday, 4th August, from 6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. The event has been jointly...

SIPTU members in two employment grades in Dublin Bus have overwhelmingly rejected a Labour Court recommendation concerning pay and conditions at the public transport company in a ballot counted this afternoon (Friday, 29th July) in Liberty Hall, Dublin....

SIPTU members at the Glen Dimplex manufacturing plant in Newry, County Down, have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute at the company concerning pay. SIPTU Organiser, Denis...

SIPTU and the NRBU will ballot their members working as train drivers in Irish Rail on industrial action following the management at the transport company refusing today (Thursday, 28th July) to engage in a talks process recommended by the Labour Court. In a...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have demanded that the Health Service Executive (HSE) immediately draft a contingency plan that provides emergency ambulance cover for the duration of their scheduled strike which is due to begin on...

SIPTU nursing representatives have welcomed confirmation that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has today (Wednesday, 27th July) approved a payment recognising the vital role of community mental health nurses. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Kevin...

SIPTU Health Division members working in support grades are set to ballot for strike action in a dispute arising from the refusal of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health to set a conclusive date for the reintroduction of a job evaluation...

Representatives of SIPTU and the NBRU have agreed to attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to discuss new pay arrangements for Irish Rail train drivers following the publication of a Labour Court Report on Past Productivity and Reduction in Working Week. In...

SIPTU representatives met with HSE management this morning (Friday, 22nd July) to discuss a dispute concerning the conditions of employment of members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) which has resulted in a vote to commence all out strike action on...

The SIPTU Dublin Bus Traffic Section Committee has recommended to its members that they reject a Labour Court recommendation concerning pay at the transport company in a ballot to be conducted on Thursday, 28th July and Friday, 29th July. SIPTU...

SIPTU members working in Dublin Bus are expected to ballot on the acceptance or rejection of a Labour Court recommendation on pay, issued this morning (Wednesday, 20th July), before the end of next week. SIPTU Organiser, John Murphy,...

SIPTU economist, Marie Sherlock, has stated that her union will not allow ‘Brexit’ to be used as an excuse by employers for an attack on its members pay and conditions of employment. In an address to the MacGill Summer School in Glenties,...

SIPTU has condemned the proposal by the Low Pay Commission to raise the minimum wage by just 10c to €9.25 an hour as a completely inadequate response to the issue of low pay and poverty. SIPTU National Campaigns and Equality Organiser,...

SIPTU members in the rail and road transport division of Bord na Móna (BNM) are to commence a ballot for industrial action in a dispute concerning the imposition of a unilateral pay cut by management. Bord na Móna Group of Unions Secretary and SIPTU...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have served notice of all out strike action from Wednesday, August 10th, at 8.00 a.m., in a dispute related to their conditions of employment. The move follows a ballot earlier this month in which...

The National Homeless and Housing Coalition has broadly welcomed elements of the Government’s Action Plan for Housing which was published today (Tuesday, 19th July). However, the Coalition will be examining it closely to ensure it has the capacity to...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’ Connor, has offered his union’s condolences to the families and communities of those killed in the atrocity in Nice, France, last night (Thursday, 14th July). He strongly condemned the attack...

SIPTU members employed by Specialised Sterile Environments (SSE) have called on the cleaning contractor to engage with their union representatives concerning a proposal to halve the number of hours it provides in cleaning services at the Valeo Vision Systems Plant in...

SIPTU economist, Marie Sherlock, has said that the revised GDP and GNP figures for 2015, published today by the Central Statistics Office, hugely mask the true performance of the Irish economy and called on the Government to clarify their...

SIPTU representatives will meet with the HSE, under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, July 13th) to discuss industrial issues preventing the recruitment and retention of mental health nurses. SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives have today (Monday, July 11th) written to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohue, demanding immediate clarification of public sector pay policy for members working in Section 38 organisations. SIPTU...

“SIPTU members in the rail and road transport division of Bord Na Mona (BNM) are preparing for strike action in response to the unilateral imposition of a 12% pay cut by the company this week. “The company has effectively ignored a recent agreement at the...

SIPTU has welcomed the progress of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to return collective bargaining rights to freelance workers, from the report to committee stage following a Government decision not to oppose it in the Seanad today...

SIPTU has written to the Health Service Executive (HSE), seeking confirmation of the re-opening date for St Vincent’s Care Centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, which was unexpectedly closed for repairs today (Wednesday, 6th July)....

SIPTU today (Wednesday, July 6th) attended a meeting with the Health Service Executive (HSE), under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission, in an attempt to resolve the current crisis in mental health nursing. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU members in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have referred a claim for the restoration of their pay and employer’s pension contributions to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU Sector Organiser, Denis Hynes, said: “Our...

SIPTU Nursing representatives will consult with members in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, on proposals to end a dispute concerning shortages in staff which emerged from negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today...

SIPTU has demanded that the Government immediately lift the recruitment embargo in the health service and phase out excessive payments to private ‘for profit’ recruitment agencies. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...

SIPTU representatives will attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Monday (4th July) to discuss the long-running dispute concerning shortages in nursing staff in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU has written to the Minister for State for Training and Skills, John Halligan, today (Friday, 1st July) calling on him to ensure that Industrial Training Orders for commis chefs and Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers are not signed off until...

SIPTU has called for major reform of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) following publication today (Thursday, 30th June) of two highly critical independent reports examining its operation. SIPTU Nursing Sector Organiser, Kevin Figgis,...

SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of Imperial Tobacco next week to discuss the announcement today (Thursday, 30th June) that it intends to close its plant in Mullingar, County Westmeath. SIPTU Organiser, Michael Browne, said:...

SIPTU representatives will attend a Labour Court hearing, tomorrow (Thursday, 30th June), concerning a pay claim lodged by members working in Dublin Bus, which seeks significant increases in their earnings. SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU has stated that figures for Earnings and Labour Costs for 2015, published today (Tuesday, 28th June) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), highlight the different experiences of unionised and non-unionised workers in terms of pay recovery....

SIPTU has called for the ending of a lower paid new entrants’ grade and the return of allowances for mental health nurses in order to end a crisis in staff recruitment and retention in the service SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...

SIPTU has called for the ending of a lower paid new entrants’ grade and the return of allowances for mental health nurses in order to end a crisis in staff recruitment and retention in the service SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) have voted by 92% to 8% to implement industrial action in a dispute related to their conditions of employment in a ballot counted this morning (Monday, 27th June) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. SIPTU Health...

SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Gerry McCormack said: “Currently around 16% of goods manufactured in the Republic of Ireland are exported to the UK. This figure rises significantly in the agriculture, food and drink sectors.“We had...

SIPTU General President, Jack O Connor, has stated that the victory of the Leave campaign in the British referendum on EU membership results from the implementation of austerity policies that have alienated working people across Europe. O’Connor...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has said that the union strongly disagrees with the proposed distribution of available resources in Budget 2017 as outlined in the Government’s Summer Economic Statement as published yesterday (21st...

SIPTU members in the Bord Na Mona (BNM) transport division have expressed outrage at the company’s plan to unilaterally impose pay cuts of at least 12% in the case of rail workers. The company has also announced that it is in the process of outsourcing its road...

SIPTU members working in Oberstown Detention Centre in Lusk, County Dublin, have re-issued notice of industrial action following a decision to reject Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals relating to the dispute at the facility concerning health...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24, have tonight (Monday, 20th June) suspended a work-to-rule industrial action in order to allow for discussions with senior HSE management concerning staffing levels...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service control centre, in Tallaght, Dublin 24, will meet with union representatives this evening (Monday, 20th June) to discuss a written assurance received from management in relation to the...

SIPTU members began a work-to-rule industrial action in the National Ambulance Service control centre, in Tallaght, Dublin 24, today (Monday, 20th June), in a dispute concerning staffing levels and payment rates. SIPTU Organiser,...

SIPTU members will start industrial action at the National Ambulance Service control centre, in Tallaght, Dublin 24, on Monday (20th June), following the failure of senior HSE management to intervene in a long-running dispute at the facility....

Research published today (Friday, 17th June) by the think tank TASC shows that ‘flexibility’ is being imposed on more and more workers in Ireland across a range of different industry sectors. Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland...

Research published today (Friday, 17th June) by the think tank TASC shows that ‘flexibility’ is being imposed on more and more workers in Ireland across a range of different industry sectors. Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland...

SIPTU has called on an IBEC appointee to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Board to consider her position following hercriticism of a highly significant Labour Court recommendation issued under the Industrial Relations Act 2015. SIPTU Manufacturing Division...

SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of the HSE in the coming days to discuss the recruitment and retention crisis within mental health nursing services. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Kevin Figgis, said: “Nurse staffing levels within the...

SIPTU members marked the first anniversary of the closure of Clerys Department Store in O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, by projecting a massive image with the slogan ‘Time for Justice’ onto the façade of the building on Saturday (11th...

SIPTU members have rejected a claim by the Dublin City Council Chief Executive, Owen Keegan, that street cleaning services in the city could face privatisation stating that such a move would directly contravene the provisions of the Public Service...

SIPTU members have rescheduled the start date for industrial action in the National Ambulance Service control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24, to Monday, 20th June, in order to allow time for negotiations and the finalisation of contingency...

The SIPTU Manufacturing Division has welcomed a binding Labour Court recommendation issued on Friday (3rd June) which provides for increases in pay and conditions at the Freshways Food Company in Ballymun, Dublin. SIPTU Organiser, Colm Casserly,...

SIPTU Luas drivers have voted by 108 votes to 56 votes in a ballot counted this afternoon (Friday, 3rd June) at the Red Cow Luas Depot, Dublin 22, to accept a Labour Court recommendation aimed at bringing a fair resolution to their dispute with...

Airport workers from around the world protested outside the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, on Thursday (2nd June). The protest, which highlighted the attack on...

SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24, have served notice of industrial action which will begin on Monday, 6th June. The action is due to the failure of management to implement agreements reached,...

SIPTU representatives today (Thursday, 26th May) met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to discuss the potential to develop the role of Radiation Therapists and Radiographers in the health service. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Kevin...