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SIPTU said that incidents on Route 303 in Limerick have damaged buses and endangered workers

SIPTU writes to Bus Éireann over anti-social behaviour

SIPTU representatives have written to Bus Éireann management to request an urgent meeting to discuss what the union described as increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour on one of its Limerick services.

Munster • 19 Jun

Union representatives met with management this afternoon in a bid to resolve a dispute over the planned sale of the business.

Strike at Bord na Móna Recycling called off

Strike action by SIPTU members at Bord na Móna Recycling, which was planned for tomorrow, has been called off.

Business • 18 Jun

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) rejected the veteran SIPTU official's case in a 76-page decision document

WRC rejects penalisation claims by veteran SIPTU official

A veteran SIPTU official who claimed she was penalised for blowing the whistle on alleged wrongdoing at a senior level in the organisation has lost her case at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Business • 07 May

SIPTU wants the Government to double the investment in the ambulance service

SIPTU calls for more investment in ambulance services

SIPTU will hold a delegate conference for its health division in Wexford today with privatisation, outsourcing and staffing levels among the topics to be discussed.

Business • 10 Apr

Bord na Móna earlier this month reached a deal to sell its recycling business to KWD Recycling - subject to regulatory approval

Bord na Móna Recycling's SIPTU members to be balloted

SIPTU members employed in Bord na Móna Recycling are to begin a ballot for strike action over the planned sale of the business.

Business • 21 Feb

Bord na Móna said it had reached an agreement to sell its recycling business to KWD Recycling, subject to regulatory approval

SIPTU vows to oppose sale of Bord na Móna Recycling

SIPTU has called for a halt to the sale of Bord na Móna Recycling, claiming the move is counter to economic and environmental best practice.

Business • 10 Feb

SIPTU vows to oppose sale of Bord na Móna Recycling

SIPTU has called for a halt to the sale of Bord na Móna Recycling, claiming the move is counter to economic and environmental best practice.

Ireland • 09 Feb

The union said it has left frontline disability workers out of pocket.

Disability care workers' pay left short - SIPTU

SIPTU has accused publicly funded service providers of failing to increase pay, in line with minimum wage increases, for workers in disability services who carry out sleepover shifts.

Business • 07 Feb

Dublin Fire Brigade Firefighters and SIPTU members Tom Larkin, Martin Hunt, Darren Whelan and Derek Baitson.

Firefighters accuse Government of 'pensions betrayal'

Younger members of Dublin Fire Brigade, who are members of SIPTU, have delivered a letter to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage accusing the Government of "betrayal" by failing to honour commitments on pension reform.

Business • 28 Jan

Section 39 organisations are privately owned charities and agencies that are contracted by the State to provide healthcare services (Stock image)

SIPTU to ballot Section 39 workers for strike action

SIPTU's Health Division is to begin a ballot of up to 5,000 members working in Section 39 organisations for strike action in a dispute over pay.

Ireland • 17 Jan

Last week, the supermarket chain announced a 3% pay increase for most of its hourly paid worker

SIPTU accuses Tesco Ireland of withdrawing from pay talks

SIPTU has accused Tesco Ireland of walking away from pay talks with the union and instead unilaterally introducing changes to workers' pay and conditions.

Business • 28 Nov 24

SIPTU wants the establishment of a nationwide network of 'authorised officers' similar to the Airport Police Service

SIPTU calls for public transport police service

SIPTU has called for the establishment of a dedicated public transport police service to combat abuse, violence and anti-social behaviour on buses, trains and trams.

Ireland • 22 Oct 24

Pickets were placed across 200 retained fire stations in June of last year

Retained firefighters reject WRC pay proposals

Retained firefighters, who are members of SIPTU, have voted to reject Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute.

Business • 02 Oct 24

The deal between SIMI and SIPTU affects craft workers such as car mechanics, HGV mechanics, agricultural mechanics, light vehicle body repairers - including panel beaters and spray painters - which work across the motor industry in Ireland

SIPTU agrees 21% pay deal for motor industry workers

SIPTU has agreed a new three-year pay deal with the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), which secures a 21% increase in wages for craft workers employed across the sector over the next three years.

Business • 25 Jul 24

The research also suggested that almost one in three childcare services are at risk of closure due to staff shortages (Stock image)

Low pay among concerns for early years workers - survey

Early years educators working in the childcare sector are worried about low pay, staff shortages and stress, according to a new survey from SIPTU.

Ireland • 04 Jul 24

The union said the strike will continue until there is an acceptable resolution to a dispute over pay and conditions for staff

Strike next week at National Advocacy Service

SIPTU members employed in the National Advocacy Service (NAS), which provides free representation for adults with disabilities, will commence strike action on Wednesday 12 June.

Business • 05 Jun 24

Sky Handling Partner provides services such as reservations, ticketing, boarding, baggage handling and load control

Staff at airport services firm consider industrial action

Trade union SIPTU said its members in Sky Handling Partner, a company delivering services in Dublin Airport, are considering industrial action.

Ireland • 23 May 24

The union said it is seeking a basic two-year pay proposal, similar to workers in comparable sectors, as well as pension restoration

FAI and SIPTU to hold pay talks at WRC

SIPTU members in the Football Association of Ireland will attend a meeting with management at the Workplace Relations Commission tomorrow in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and union recognition.

Business • 09 May 24

Ghe former chair of Siptu's internal staff representative council, has brought claims of whistleblower penalisation under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 against the union at the Workplace Relations Commission

SIPTU whistleblower claims she was 'union-bashed'

A veteran SIPTU official who said she turned whistleblower over alleged wrongdoing at a senior level in the organisation has told a tribunal that everything she believed in "came crashing down" when she claimed she was "union-bashed" by "the most powerful union in the country".

Business • 18 Apr 24

The latest public sector pay deal will cost around €3.6 billion

SIPTU and ASTI vote in favour of public sector pay deal

Members of SIPTU and the ASTI have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the latest public sector pay deal.

Business • 21 Mar 24

SIPTU has accused the Body Shop of ignoring the 30-day statutory consultation period before the implementation of the redundancies.

SIPTU: Body Shop staff left 'in limbo' over redundancies

SIPTU has called on the management of the Body Shop and the Government to resolve what it described as the financial and employment limbo affecting 39 staff at the cosmetics retailer.

Business • 01 Mar 24

Suzanne Armstrong also outlined a time a brick was thrown through one of her vechicle's windows

Watch: Dublin Bus driver details abuse while working

A Dublin Bus driver has highlighted the abuse and anti-social behaviour she faces while working.

Ireland • 20 Feb 24

Agreement was reached last week on a new public sector pay deal after talks at the WRC involving unions, staff association and Government representatives

SIPTU to ballot members on public sector pay deal

SIPTU has announced plans for a ballot of members on the new public sector pay deal.

Business • 31 Jan 24

Around 340 delegates are gathering in Galway for SIPTU's conference

SIPTU conference hears call for union revival

UK union leader Mick Lynch has called for a trade union revival to push back against the "global attack on workers' rights", in his address to SIPTU's Biennial Delegate Conference in Galway.

Ireland • 15 Nov 23

The current public sector pay deal, Building Momentum, is due to expire at the end of the year.

Unions invited to public sector pay talks

The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe is to invite public service unions and staff representative associations to enter negotiations with the Government on a new public sector pay agreement.

Business • 14 Nov 23