News Archive

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 members of the nursing staff of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, will consider proposals from management which are aimed at securing an agreed solution to a dispute concerning staffing levels at the facility. SIPTU...

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...

SIPTU members will join the march by the National Homeless and Housing Coalition which is taking place on Saturday (28th May) in Dublin to highlight the need for government action to end the housing crisis. The march which is being supported by a broad range of...

SIPTU members working in Oberstown Detention Centre in Lusk, County Dublin, have today (Wednesday, 25th May) served notice of a series of work stoppages beginning on Tuesday, 31st May, from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. The action is a result...

SIPTU representatives have accepted an invitation issued through the offices of the ICTU to attend a meeting with Transdev, the operator of the LUAS light rail network, at the Labour Court tomorrow (Thursday, 26th May). SIPTU Transport,...

SIPTU members providing laundry services at Cavan General Hospital, County Cavan, yesterday (Tuesday, 24th May) served notice to management that they will withdraw their labour from Wednesday, 8th June, in a dispute concerning the...

SIPTU representatives have written to STT Risk Management requesting a meeting to discuss a pay claim by security staff working on the LUAS light rail network in Dublin. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Diane Jackson, said: “SIPTU representatives have...

Irish Equity and SIPTU have endorsed a statement issued by the National Campaign for the Arts which calls on the Government to create a Department dedicated to the arts, culture and heritage. The call follows the announcement by the Government that it intends to...

SIPTU has today (Thursday, 19th May) written to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to demand management reverse a decision to suspend recruitment in all areas of the health service. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell said: “This development...

SIPTU officially opened its new Workers Rights Welcome Centre, which is open to members of the public who wish to ‘drop in’ for information and advice on workplace issues, today (Thursday, 19th May) in Liberty Hall, Dublin. At the...

The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has welcomed the extension of a scheme for undocumented fishermen. The scheme was created in response to reports of trafficking and forced labour in the fishing industry in Ireland, and was originally scheduled to close...

SIPTU has called for urgent action by politicians and State Agencies to save jobs at the Roche pharmaceutical plant in Clarecastle, County Clare, following the announcement last night (Tuesday, 17th May) that a proposed buyout of the facility will...

SIPTU has written to the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, today (Wednesday, 18th May) seeking an urgent meeting to discuss the implementation of the recommendations contained in a capacity review of the National Ambulance Service which was...

SIPTU has today (Tuesday, 17th May) welcomed the decision of the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to publish the National Ambulance Service capacity review and urged the Health Service Executive (HSE) to immediately engage with the union on its...

SIPTU members have highlighted crucial flaws in the report of the NUI Galway gender task force which was appointed by the management of the university to examine discrimination against women in the institution. SIPTU Equality Committee at NUI Galway...

SIPTU has today (Friday, 13th May) deferred a ballot of its members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) for strike action, on the specific issue of the failure of the HSE to publish a capacity review into the service, until after the Government...

SIPTU representatives are seeking an urgent meeting with the management of Debenhams Retail (Ireland) Ltd to discuss the impact of the company’s decision to apply for the appointment of an Examiner at the High Court in Dublin today (Thursday, 12th May)....

SIPTU representatives have agreed to attend a meeting at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to discuss the dispute at Tesco Ireland on Wednesday, 18th May. SIPTU Organiser, Derek Casserly, said: “This dispute concerns a threat by the...

SIPTU has highlighted the need for adequate legislation to protect workers’ rights to ensure they can avail of living wages and stable employment in order to build a sustainable economic recovery. SIPTU Services Division Organiser, Ethel Buckley said:...

SIPTU Luas drivers have amended the times of their series of four-hour work stoppages during June to ensure the industrial action does not impact on students sitting State examinations. The four-hour work stoppages on Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th...

SIPTU has highlighted the threat to over 250 jobs from the ongoing uncertainty concerning planning permission for the Bord na Móna power plant in Edenderry, Co. Offaly. SIPTU Organiser and Bord na Móna Group of Unions Secretary, John...

SIPTU Luas drivers have served notice today (Wednesday, 11th May) of a series of six four-hour work stoppages during June in an escalation of their industrial action in a dispute concerning pay and conditions of employment with the light rail operator Transdev....

SIPTU presented ‘Prisoners Books’ concerning over 30,000 people arrested by the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) between 1905 and 1918 to the Garda Síochána at a ceremony in Liberty Hall, Dublin, this morning (11th May). The...

SIPTU has written to the new Minister for Health, Simon Harris, calling on him to immediately publish a Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) commissioned capacity review of the National Ambulance Service (NAS). SIPTU Health Division...

The SIPTU Dublin District Council is unveiling a series of plaques around Dublin to commemorate the men, women and young people who served with the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) during the revolutionary period. Two of the distinctive plaques have already be unveiled...

The SIPTU Meath District Council hosted events to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Ashbourne on Saturday, 30th April, which were attended by over 100 trade unionists and local people. The events included  a series of talks and poetry...

SIPTU members employed as Luas drivers have reiterated their commitment to achieve a fair resolution to the dispute with their employer, Transdev, despite its threat to cut their wages for conducting industrial action. SIPTU Transport, Energy,...

SIPTU members at Transdev will not accept the company reducing their pay in response to their prosecution of a lawful and legitimate trade dispute. According to SIPTU Divisional Organiser, Owen Reidy, Transdev has acted in a provocative and unprecedented...

SIPTU has referred its claim for a substantial pay increase for its members in all grades of Irish Rail to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU has referred its claim for a substantial pay increase for its members in all grades of Irish Rail to the...

SIPTU has described as ‘positive’ several proposals contained in the Duffy Cahill Report, published today (Tuesday, 26th April), which are aimed at better protecting workers in circumstances similar to the controversial closure of Clerys...

The SIPTU Meath District Council will commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Ashbourne with a series of events in Ashbourne and Navan, County Meath, on Saturday, 30th April. The commemoration begins with a flag raising event at the SIPTU Dan Shaw...

SIPTU has called on the management of Transdev to re-engage in negotiations with representatives of Luas drivers in order to reach a just solution to the dispute at the light rail network. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Willie Noone, said: “It is very...

SIPTU members working as revenue protection officers, revenue protection supervisors, and traffic supervisors on the Luas light rail network voted this afternoon (Monday, 25th April) to accept proposals from the operating company,...

Following detailed, 48 hour, discussions with Transdev management on the Luas dispute, shop stewards representing Traffic and Revenue Protection Supervisors and Revenue Protection Officers at the transport company have agreed to ballot their members...

SIPTU has condemned the bullying approach adopted by the management of Tesco in its attempt to force long serving staff members out of their jobs and its failure to attend a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) meeting to discuss the on-going dispute at the...

SIPTU members working in National Ambulance Service (NAS) emergency control centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute concerning staffing levels, the filling of vacancies and retention of...

Join the parade with Panti Bliss, Stephen Rea, Fionnuala Flanagan, Adrian Dunbar, Donal Lunny, Damien Dempsey, Don Baker, Frances Black, Laoise Kelly and Sibéal Ní Chasaide. Assembly Merrion Square on...

SIPTU members working as Luas drivers have unconditionally cancelled a 48-hour work stoppage scheduled to take place this weekend in order to facilitate talks aimed a finding a resolution to the dispute at the light rail company. SIPTU Transport, Energy,...

SIPTU has saluted Tesco members resolve and organisation in succeeding in forcing management today (Friday, 15th April) to begin improving its offer to long-term staff whose contracts the company wishes to change. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Teresa...

SIPTU members working for the fuel transportation company, Hoyer Ireland, based in Dublin Port and Tivoli in Cork have today (Wednesday, 13th April) served notice of industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a dispute...

SIPTU has condemned as obscene Tesco’s announcement of a €1.2 billion profit today (Wednesday, 13th April) while later this month the company will attempt to cut long serving workers’ wages by up to 35%. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Teresa...

SIPTU has condemned the actions of Transdev, the operator of the Luas light rail network, which this evening (Tuesday, 12th April) issued a letter to staff and their union in which it has placed workers on protective notice with immediate effect and...

SIPTU retail staff in Tesco Ireland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in response to an attempt by the company to unilaterally enforce pay cuts and changes to work patterns. SIPTU Sector...

The Group of Unions at Ervia and Irish Water have welcomed the call by the caretaker Minister for the Environment, Alan Kelly, for greater input from workers in the debate over the future of the public utility. Group of Unions at Irish Water...

SIPTU representatives met with the management of Lund Precision Products today (Friday, 7th April) to discuss options for saving as many jobs as possible at the tool manufacturer’s plant in Athlone, County Westmeath. SIPTU Organiser, Denis...

SIPTU members and activists joined with colleagues from the European Public Services Union (EPSU) on World Health Day 2016 (Thursday, 7th April) to protest outside the European Commission, Brussels, to highlight the threat of the increasing...

SIPTU members and activists joined with colleagues from the European Public Services Union (EPSU) on World Health Day 2016 (Thursday, 7th April) to protest outside the European Commission, Brussels, to highlight the threat of the increasing...

SIPTU Vice-President, Gene Mealy, has called for an acceleration in the restoration of pay and conditions of employment for public servants. Responding to the public debate surrounding the future of the Lansdowne Road Agreement and the improvement in...

SIPTU members have reached agreement with St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services on a Labour Court recommendation allowing for the deployment of Health Care Assistants (HCAs) within the service. SIPTU Health Organiser, Aideen Carberry, said:...

SIPTU Vice-President, Gene Mealy, has called for an acceleration in the restoration of pay and conditions of employment for public servants. Responding to the public debate surrounding the future of the Lansdowne Road Agreement and the improvement in...

The SIPTU Meath District Council has called on local trade unionists to show support for 999 emergency call operators who will stage a second 12-hour strike in Navan, County Meath on Thursday, 7th April. SIPTU Meath District Council President, Anton...

SIPTU has called on elected representatives to honour their pre-election pledges to prohibit the privatisation of water services by holding a referendum to create a constitutional protection of their public ownership and control. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Brendan...

The SIPTU Meath District Council has called on local trade unionists to show support for 999 emergency call operators who will stage a second 12-hour strike in Navan, County Meath on Thursday, 7th April. SIPTU Meath District Council President, Anton...

SIPTU has called on elected representatives to honour their pre-election pledges to prohibit the privatisation of water services by holding a referendum to create a constitutional protection of their public ownership and control. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Brendan...