# siptu - Sunday 17 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Clinical placements for most student nurses and midwives – due to start tomorrow – have been suspended.
# siptu - Friday 18 September, 2020
# Code Of Conduct
# Code Of Conduct
Siptu division organiser Greg Ennis said that serial testing must be maintained at meat plants going forward.
# siptu - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Mass testing at meat plants has indicated levels of infection among workers is now very low.
# siptu - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Meat Plants
# Meat Plants
Meat plants accused of ‘union-busting tactics’ by a trade union representative.
# siptu - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Three other meat factories in Kildare, which is also under regional Covid restrictions, have temporarily closed.
# siptu - Friday 7 August, 2020
# Meat Factories
# Meat Factories
Siptu said it is possible some workers have symptoms but are not getting testing over a fear of losing income.
# siptu - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Childcare Voices
# Childcare Voices
In the latest in our Childcare Voices series, Darragh O’Connor of SIPTU outlines why the trade union is calling for big changes in pay and affordability in the sector.
# siptu - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
# Essential Workers
# Essential Workers
A new Employment Regulation Order for contract cleaners was delayed by the Covid-19 outbreak.
# siptu - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
# Cutbacks
# Cutbacks
Opposition parties and trade unions have made strong statements in recent weeks against possible public spending cuts.
# siptu - Tuesday 19 May, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The Chief Medical Officer has said health officials are also looking at transmission risks for these employees outside of work.
# siptu - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Meat Processing
# Meat Processing
The Dáil heard yesterday that up to 600 cases had been confirmed in meat plants.
# siptu - Friday 1 May, 2020
# Radiography
# Radiography
The students had been calling on Simon Harris to pay them for their work during the pandemic.
# siptu - Thursday 30 April, 2020
# Bord Na Móna
# Bord Na Móna
Last week it was confirmed that up to 230 workers were to be removed from the company’s payroll.
# siptu - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Protection
# Protection
Unions are monitoring the situation but they say enforcement resources need to be increased.
# siptu - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Revenue
# Revenue
Fianna Fáil has called on the government to issue “clear and simple guidance” on this issue.
# siptu - Friday 10 April, 2020
# Health Minister
# Health Minister
Siptu’s Kevin Figgis says that “many” of these student radiographers are replacing existing staff who have to self-isolate.
# siptu - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
# Essential Staff
# Essential Staff
Ian Morely says that Cork University Hospital has an “eerie” atmosphere at the moment: “Everybody is nervous.”
# siptu - Friday 21 February, 2020
# Section 39
# Section 39
Siptu members employed by Section 39 organisations are taking strike action across the country.
# siptu - Saturday 1 February, 2020
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
Trade unions said that there was a “fear and anxiety” among workers that good quality replacement jobs wouldn’t be provided.
# siptu - Thursday 23 January, 2020
# When I'm 65
# When I'm 65
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed to reporters today that the transitional pension would only apply to 66-year-olds.
# siptu - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
# Financial Woes
# Financial Woes
Representatives from the union met with the Minister for Sport today.
# siptu - Monday 6 January, 2020
# SIPTU
# SIPTU
One paramedic said crews could be on the road for four to eight more hours after a ‘hectic’ 12-hour shift.
# siptu - Monday 9 December, 2019
# Crisis
From The42
# Crisis
Sports minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will not be appearing alongside the football body on Wednesday, however.
# Redundancy
# Redundancy
Virgin Media said it has not received any notification from the unions.
# siptu - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Better Pay
# Better Pay
Up to 35 staff members at the company voted to go on strike in September.
# siptu - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# SIPTU
# SIPTU
The issue went to the Labour Court after a resolution couldn’t be reached at the WRC.
# siptu - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Virgin Media
# Virgin Media
It was reported in recent weeks that the company may cut up to 65 jobs in the next month.
# siptu - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
# SK Biotek
# SK Biotek
The issue was raised in the Dáil today.
# siptu - Monday 11 November, 2019
# Speed Cameras
# Speed Cameras
The dispute centres on pay, working conditions and union recognition.
# siptu - Friday 1 November, 2019
# GoSafe
# GoSafe
Trade union Siptu said its members employed by GoSafe are planning further industrial action on 7 November.
# siptu - Friday 25 October, 2019
# Speed Cameras
# Speed Cameras
The strike by some GoSafe workers will begin tomorrow morning.
# siptu - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Work Stoppage
# Work Stoppage
The work stoppage centres around a dispute over working conditions and union recognition.
# siptu - Friday 20 September, 2019
# Tipperary
# Tipperary
Over 350 staff were temporarily laid off earlier this week.
# siptu - Thursday 19 September, 2019
# General Election
# General Election
The party states ‘a new generation is coming through’ following a good local election.
# siptu - Friday 6 September, 2019
# Go Safe
# Go Safe
Trade union Siptu said members employed by GoSafe overwhelmingly backed striking today.
# siptu - Thursday 29 August, 2019
# Beef Protests
# Beef Protests
Liffey Meats is the fifth beef processing plant owner to obtain an injunction against protestors.
# siptu - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
# Workplace Accident
# Workplace Accident
Seven workers have died at ports and docks around Ireland in the last two years.
# siptu - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
# Overtime Ban
# Overtime Ban
The dispute between the PNA and the HSE has now been referred to the Labour Court.
# siptu - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
# The Reform Candidate
From The42
# The Reform Candidate
Trade union SIPTU have called his comment refusing to rule out job losses at the Association ‘unacceptable.’
# siptu - Friday 19 July, 2019
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
The strike commences at 2pm today and will remain in place until 2pm on Saturday.
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