by | Sep 7, 2024 | History, Latest News, The Sunday Read
Nestled in the sleepy countryside of county Leitrim, Effrinagh is a small village that holds a significant place in the hearts of many Irish trade unionists. Its picturesque green fields and winding country roads charmingly disguise its importance as the birthplace of...
by | Sep 4, 2024 | Campaigns, Latest News
Workers want to unionise and be protected from employer retaliation. This is the message that the Respect at Work campaign is delivering to politicians and policy makers across the country in recent months. TDs and MEPs in the Government and opposition parties are on...
by | Aug 30, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU has called on the Board of Amnesty International Ireland to use every means at its disposal to work to secure the employment of its staff in Ireland who are due to be laid off next month as the human rights organisation struggles with a financial crisis. SIPTU...
by | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU Early Years Union is calling for ring-fenced State funding to support a €15 minimum wage rate for educators and a 10% increase to all Employment Regulation Order (ERO) rates in its 2025 Budget Submission, ‘Towards a Professional Wage for Early Years’. SIPTU...
by | Aug 16, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
The SIPTU Workers’ Rights Centre has secured an award of €11,500 against Deputy Violet Anne Wynne in a case concerning a worker who was unfairly dismissed, without any proper recourse to fair procedures, by the TD. In its decision the Workplace Relations Commission...
