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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...

SIPTU representatives will conduct a series of meetings with the management of cosmetic manufacturer, Yves Rocher, to consider the implementation of measures aimed at saving as many jobs as possible at the company’s plant in Kilbarry, Cork...

A ballot for industrial action by retail staff at Tesco is a result of the company’s refusal to fully implement a Labour Court recommendation issued on 19th February last. This awarded all retail staff a 2% pay increase and a 1.5% share bonus scheme payment....

A ballot for industrial action by retail staff at Tesco is a result of the company’s refusal to fully implement a Labour Court recommendation issued on 19th February last. This awarded all retail staff a 2% pay increase and a 1.5% share bonus scheme payment....

SIPTU has expressed dismay that the CEO of Transdev UK and Ireland visited Dublin this week to meet with a number of ‘key stakeholders’ but did not meet with workers representatives. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Willie Noone, said: “It is...

SIPTU has expressed dismay that the CEO of Transdev UK and Ireland visited Dublin this week to meet with a number of ‘key stakeholders’ but did not meet with workers representatives. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Willie Noone, said: “It is...

SIPTU members working in the HSE National Ambulance Service are to ballot for strike action due to the continuing refusal of the caretaker Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar to publish a National Capacity Review of the service. Addressing the Annual General...

Screen Producers Ireland and Irish Equity signed a collective agreement covering Irish TV drama production on Wednesday (30th March). The agreement provides for terms and conditions for artists employed on television drama productions commissioned by Irish...

Leading stars of Irish music including Declan O’Rourke and Lynched will perform at a concert to commemorate the Easter Rising in Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin 1, on Friday (1st April) at 8.00 p.m. The event entitled Freedom doesn’t fall from the...

SIPTU members in Irish Rail have rejected a claim by management that they are responsible for the cancellation of a proposed 10-minute DART service when the reality is there are currently not enough drivers or train units to operate it. SIPTU Organiser, Paul...

A performance of the play Pull Down a Horseman, which features a dramatic debate between James Connolly and Padraig Pearse on when to proceed with a Rising, will take place in the Connolly Hall, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 on Wednesday, 30th...

Luas drivers and revenue protection grades at Transdev have overwhelmingly rejected proposals on pay and productivity brokered at the Workplace Relations Commission. The drivers ballot rejected the proposals by almost 100%. The other grades voted by 100% to reject the...

The SIPTU Construction Sector has welcomed a ruling by the High Court last Friday (18th March) which extends the number of buildings protected as a national monument in the Moore Street area of Dublin due to their connection to the 1916 Easter Rising. SIPTU...

The Inniskillings Museum at Enniskillen Castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses the collections of two regiments raised for the defence of the town in 1689. One of these regiments was the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and in 2012 the museum made a...

The Inniskillings Museum at Enniskillen Castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses the collections of two regiments raised for the defence of the town in 1689. One of these regiments was the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and in 2012 the museum made a...

The Inniskillings Museum at Enniskillen Castle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses the collections of two regiments raised for the defence of the town in 1689. One of these regiments was the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and in 2012 the museum made a...

The SIPTU Meath District Council will commemorate the Battle of Ashbourne, 1916, with a a series of events in Ashbourne town centre on Saturday, 30th April. SIPTU Meath District Council President, Anton McCabe, said: “The Battle of...

SIPTU members working on the Luas light rail network have deferred a work stoppage scheduled for tomorrow (17th March) following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which have resulted in proposals to resolve the dispute for three out of four grades of...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called for the introduction of new entry-level pay for childcare professionals at the Living Wage rate of €11.50 per hour and for investment in the sector to be brought in line with the 1% of GDP benchmark recommended by...

A Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SIPTU campaign focusing on informing students about their rights as workers will reach Athlone IT, Limerick School of Art and Design and NUI Galway next week. The campaign aims to inform students of their rights in areas...

SIPTU LUAS drivers have today (Thursday, 10th March) served notice on their employer, Transdev, of two further 48-hour work stoppages following the company’s refusal to engage in negotiations concerning their terms and conditions of employment....

The SIPTU Dublin District Council is hosting a march and ceremony to mark the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) outside the Marino College of Further Education, Connolly House, North Strand Road, Dublin, on...

SIPTU and Unite members will suspend their strike action at the Cadbury’s production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5, to facilitate discussion and a ballot on proposals aimed at resolving a dispute concerning outsourcing at the company. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU representatives, along with their colleagues from Unite, will attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission concerning the dispute at the Cadbury’s production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5, Friday (4th march) at 10.30 a.m. SIPTU...

SIPTU DART drivers have voted unanimously in favour of strike action in the event of the company proceeding with an attempt to introduce rosters for a 10 minute service as planned on Sunday, 10th April. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “Our...

SIPTU and Unite members will begin a strike of indefinite duration at the Cadbury’s production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5, tomorrow (Thursday, 3rd March) at 7.00 a.m. in a dispute concerning the outsourcing of jobs. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU has written to Ervia, the parent company of Irish Water, demanding to know why the projected €7 billion cost of winding up Irish Water, reported in the media today (Wednesday, 2nd March), was not made known to the public prior...

SIPTU retained firefighter members have condemned Cork County Council for putting lives at risk due to its adoption of an Emergency Operations Plan without adequate consultation with emergency workers. SIPTU National Retained Fire-fighter Organiser, Con...

SIPTU will host a major programme of cultural events to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. The events include a gala concert on Easter Saturday, 26th March, in Liberty Hall featuring performances by singers Christy Moore and Damien...

SIPTU and Unite members employed in the Cadbury’s production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5, yesterday (Thursday, 25th February) served the management of Mondelez Ireland with notice of their intention to implement a work stoppage of indefinite...

SIPTU Health Division members visited striking 999 emergency call centre workers on their picket line in Navan, County Meath, during a 12-hour work stoppage today (Thursday, 25th February) to express solidarity with their demand for decent working...

All TDs, Senators and Councillors across the State are being asked to sign the SIPTU/TEEU Water Guarantee. SIPTU members are requested to ask their local elected representatives to sign up to the campaign. For more information contact: campaignsequality@siptu.ie...

All TDs, Senators and Councillors across the State are being asked to sign the SIPTU/TEEU Water Guarantee. SIPTU members are requested to ask their local elected representatives to sign up to the campaign. For more information contact: campaignsequality@siptu.ie...

TDs from most political parties, and many leading Independents, have signed up to the SIPTU/TEEU Water Guarantee, which commits them to work for a referendum to safeguard public water services from the threat of privatisation if they are elected to...

SIPTU has welcomed the announcement today (Monday, 22nd February) by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that it is making the funds available to increase 4th year student nurses and midwives pay to 70% of the staff nursing scale. SIPTU Nursing...

SIPTU has condemned the announcement on Monday (22nd February) by Brinks Ireland that it intends to cease its cash in transit operations by the end of July with the loss of 200 jobs.   SIPTU Organiser, Brendan Carr, said: “The workers are...

The executive of the SIPTU Meath District Council has voted to support a 12-hour strike by workers in the 999 emergency call centre in Navan, County Meath, on Thursday 25th February. SIPTU Meath District Council President, Anton McCabe, said:...

SIPTU members in organisations providing services for people with intellectual disabilities in the south east of the country will hold a ‘day of action’ on Tuesday, 23rd February, to protest against the non-payment of increments due to them....

SIPTU has called upon SELC Ireland Ltd to reverse a decision to downgrade its manufacturing facility in Belmullet, County Mayo, which would result in approximately 20 job losses. SIPTU Organiser, John McCarrick, said: “The announcement by...

SIPTU members working in St. Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin 8, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a ballot counted today (Tuesday, 16th February). The vote by 97% of those...

SIPTU members who work for Transdev, the company which operates LUAS, have announced two additional 24-hour work stoppages in their dispute over pay and conditions. The two further dates of industrial action, which have been decided on by...

We should not give the Right a monopoly of power. In Ireland, we are just emerging from the most dramatic economic collapse in any developed country in the world since the Wall Street crash of 1929. It came about because the hard right-wing Progressive Democrats...

Workers in Bord na Móna have voted to accept a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposal on pay and conditions by 60% in favour to 40% against, in a ballot which was counted today (Monday, 15th February). Bord na Móna Group of Unions...

SIPTU has condemned the treatment by management of workers in West Clare Early Years who were informed at the weekend by text message that the five child care centres run by the organisation in county Clare are to close with immediate effect and their jobs were lost....

SIPTU representatives will engage in intensive negotiations in the coming days with the management of AXA Insurance Ireland following the company’s announcement of possible job losses resulting from the implementation of a restructuring plan. SIPTU...

SIPTU members in the Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) have expressed concern at the contents of the Fianna Fáil General Election manifesto which makes clear that the party is open to the removal of the DFB emergency ambulance service. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU members in St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in response to a management attempt to impose an annual €500 car parking fee on health workers. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell,...

A new SIPTU banner commemorating the trade unionist, James Fearon, who was born in Newry, county Armagh, was unveiled by the SIPTU Dublin Bus Drivers Section in Liberty Hall, Dublin, on Wednesday, 10th February. SIPTU...

SIPTU members working on the LUAS light rail network have expressed disappointment that the intransigence of the system’s operating company, Transdev, has left them with no option but to commence a 48-hour strike tomorrow (Thursday, 11th...

SIPTU representatives have reached agreement with the management of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in a dispute arising from union members exclusion from emergency department consultative forums. The agreement follows talks between the parties at the Workplace...

Workers in Bord na Mona will vote in the coming days on pay and conditions proposals that have emerged from negotiations between the Bord na Móna Group of Unions and management. Bord na Móna Group of Unions Secretary and SIPTU Organiser, John...

SIPTU representatives will attend talks with HSE management at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Thursday (4th February) to discuss the union’s exclusion from emergency department consultative forums set up to discuss the overcrowding crisis. SIPTU...

Over 150 people attended the launch of the SIPTU Migrant and International Workers Network at a conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, yesterday (Friday, 29th January). The conference was addressed by Minister of State Aodhán Ó...

SIPTU members in Tesco have said they will not accept a management proposal to unilaterally cut the terms and conditions of long serving staff with contracts agreed prior to 1997. SIPTU Organiser, Derek Casserley, said: “Our members in Tesco have...

SIPTU members in Tesco have said they will not accept a management proposal to unilaterally cut the terms and conditions of long serving staff with contracts agreed prior to 1997. SIPTU Organiser, Derek Casserley, said: “Our members in Tesco have...

SIPTU members in Tesco have said they will not accept a management proposal to unilaterally cut the terms and conditions of long serving staff with contracts agreed prior to 1997. SIPTU Organiser, Derek Casserley, said: “Our members in Tesco have...

SIPTU members have returned to work this afternoon (Tuesday, 26th January) at the West Pharmaceutical Services site, Knockhouse, county Waterford, following an agreement with management which addresses their concerns over pay rates and other...

SIPTU has called on the Government to directly recruit health staff and end payments to private ‘for profit’ recruitment agencies which amounted to approximately €250 million during 2015. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...

SIPTU organisers are seeking an urgent meeting with the management of construction company, SISK, to discuss issues raised by members working at the West Pharmaceutical Services site, Knockhouse, county Waterford. SIPTU Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU members have expressed disappointment at the failure to reach agreement following discussions today at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) between union representatives and the management of Transdev, the LUAS light rail network operator. The talks...

Over 30 TDs have signed the SIPTU and TEEU Water Guarantee which was launched on Tuesday, 19th January, at a protest by local authority water workers outside Leinster House. The Water Guarantee commits politicians to a constitutional referendum to keep...

SIPTU DART drivers are to begin a ballot on industrial action, up to and including strike action, next week in a dispute arising from a management attempt to impose rosters for a ten minute service without the agreement of staff. SIPTU Organiser,...

SIPTU activists and former Clerys workers have described as positive a proposed review of company and employment law announced by the Government today (Thursday, 14th January). The review is aimed at providing the basis for legislative change to prevent a repeat...

SIPTU members in St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have begun a ballot for industrial action in a dispute provoked by a management attempt to impose an annual charges of up to €500 for car parking. SIPTU Organiser, David Field, said:...

SIPTU members working for Transdev have served notice of two 48-hour work stoppages during February on the LUAS light rail network operator. This follows the company’s failure to reach an agreement in a dispute concerning workers’ terms and conditions of...

SIPTU activists and the former Clerys workers have welcomed the decision of Dublin City Council to renew the Scheme of Special Planning Control for the O’Connell Street area. They have also welcomed the inclusion in the scheme of an objective that 'workers...

The SIPTU Construction Sector has called on the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, to halt building work at the historically important properties connected to the 1916 Rising in Moore Street, Dublin. SIPTU...

SIPTU representatives will engage in a process of consultation with the management of C&C Group aimed at protecting as many of its members’ jobs as possible following the announcement that the company intends to close its water bottling facility in...

SIPTU members are seeking an urgent meeting with the management of drinks manufacturer C&C Group to discuss a report that it intends to close its water-bottling plant in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, in July. SIPTU Organiser, Terry Bryan,...

SIPTU members and service users have condemned a cut in funding to the Personal Assistants service which provides vital support for people with disabilities. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Darragh O’Connor, said: “The decision by the HSE to reduce...

SIPTU members working on the LUAS light rail network have voted by 99% to 1% to take industrial action in a dispute related to their conditions of employment in a ballot counted this afternoon (Friday, 8th January) in the Red Cow LUAS Depot in Dublin. SIPTU...

SIPTU is dismayed that the overall number of work-related fatalities remained at the same high level in 2015 as the previous year and that incidents in the construction industry showed a significant increase. Figures released by the Health and Safety Authority today...

SIPTU has condemned plans to charge health workers up to €500 per year for access to car parking facilities at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “In the run up to the Christmas period...

SIPTU has reiterated its support for the demands of the Justice for the Clerys Workers campaign which include a meeting between Natrium, the store’s new owners, and representatives of its former employees as well as a change to company law to ensure...

The Joint National Full-Time and Retained Fire Service committees of SIPTU have welcomed the announcement by environment minister, Alan Kelly, of the establishment of the Fire Services National Oversight and Implementation Group (FSNOIG). According to...

SIPTU train drivers have accepted a Labour Court recommendation to enter discussions on outstanding productivity issues. In a ballot of union members, 75% accepted the proposals for a new round of negotiations with the management of Irish Rail to resolve the...

SIPTU has negotiated an agreement with Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT) to curb the privatisation of cleaning services in the hospital. SIPTU Health Organiser John Hubbard said: “Arising from protracted negotiations an agreement was reached between...

SIPTU members working in the domestic services department of Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, have today (Thursday, 10th December) voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, up to and including strike action, in response...

SIPTU has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation for increased terms for redeployment and redundancy as a result of the closure of Killiney Grove Nursing Home SIPTU Health Assistant Industrial Organiser, Aideen Carberry, said: “The recommendation is...

An extensive survey of academic staff in Dublin City University (DCU), conducted by SIPTU, has found widespread concerns over increasing workloads and stress associated with the growing use of short term contracts. SIPTU Education Sector Organiser,...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, to implement a system of compulsory training and procedures for dealing with the threat of so-called ‘tiger kidnaping’ for cash in transit workers. SIPTU Organiser, Brendan...

SIPTU Organiser, Derek Casserly, has said union members are hugely disappointment at the announcement today by retail chain Supervalu that it intends to close two of its stores, in Clonmel, county Tipperary and Carlow town, at the end of...

SIPTU members will march with housing activists from across the country in the National Demonstration on the Housing and Homeless crisis in Dublin tomorrow (Tuesday 1st December). The march begins at the General Post Office, O’Connell Street, at 5.00...

SIPTU has called on the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, to publish the recommendations of the HSE National Ambulance Review so that work on developing the service can commence. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “SIPTU...

SIPTU is seeking an urgent meeting with the management of Crown Paints Ireland following an announcement to its staff that it intends to close the company’s warehouse in Coolock, Dublin, with the loss of 23 jobs. SIPTU Organiser Jim McVeigh,...

SIPTU members in Meadow Meats, Rathdowney, County Laois, commenced industrial action today (Monday, 30th November) in response to the company’s failure to honour a Labour Court recommendation that workers in the meat processing plant...

SIPTU marked the upcoming UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People by raising the flag of Palestine, along with the Irish tricolour, outside Liberty Hall, Dublin, on Friday, 27th November. A United Nations flag is...

SIPTU supports a decision by the CIE Group of Unions to engage an independent pensions expert to undertake a full examination of the CIE Group Pension Scheme. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “The CIE Group of Unions today (Thursday, 26th...

SIPTU supports a decision by the CIE Group of Unions to engage an independent pensions expert to undertake a full examination of the CIE Group Pension Scheme. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “The CIE Group of Unions today (Thursday,...

SIPTU has called for an increase in the number of Health Care Assistants to help alleviate the worsening staff shortages and overcrowding crises in hospitals across the country. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: “SIPTU has repeatedly...

Former Clerys workers and their supporters held a protest outside the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Kildare Street, Dublin, today (Tuesday, 24th November). The lunchtime protest highlighted a demand by the Clerys workers that...

SIPTU and TEEU local authority members working under the management of Irish Water have today (Friday, 20th November) overwhelmingly voted for industrial action to prevent the privatisation of the public water service. Last month, Irish Water said that it...

SIPTU and TEEU local authority members working under the management of Irish Water have today (Friday, 20th November) overwhelmingly voted for industrial action to prevent the privatisation of the public water service. Last month, Irish Water said that it...

A SIPTU organiser has said that preliminary research findings published yesterday (Thursday, 19th November) by TASC confirms the concerns of union members about increased levels of exploitation in the hospitality sector. Services Division Organiser, Ethel...

SIPTU has stated that the Labour Court recommendation issued yesterday (Tuesday, 17th November) in relation to the dispute between management and train drivers in Irish Rail is a positive development. SIPTU Organiser, Paul Cullen, said: “The...

SIPTU has condemned the refusal of the management of Edenderry Power Ltd to refer a long running dispute at the the Bord na Móna power plant in Edenderry, Co. Offaly, to the Labour Court. SIPTU Organiser, John Regan, said: “SIPTU...

Former Clerys workers spoke directly to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Burton, today (Tuesday, 17th November), concerning his failure to implement a new law to ensure no other workers can lose their jobs in a...

SIPTU representatives will meet with the management of Roche Holding AG to discuss its decision to close the company’s plant in Clarecastle, County Clare, on Wednesday (18th November). SIPTU Sector Organiser, Alan O’Leary, said:...

SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has offered his union’s condolences to the families and communities of those killed in the series of terrorist attacks in Paris last night (Friday, 13th November). “On behalf of our union I...

SIPTU has called on the US catering group Aramark to respect workers' right to a living wage and to negotiate collectively with their employer. SIPTU Organiser, Denis Hynes, said: “Aramark is a growing player in the food service sector in...