Siptu

Childcare sector needs ring-fenced funding to boost pay and draw staff, Siptu says

Pre-budget submission by union calls for €100m-plus to facilitate better minimum pay rates and enhanced premiums for qualified childcare workers

Aer Lingus faces bill of at least €55m over pilots’ industrial action

Company says it is now examining its costs in light of Dublin passenger cap and increased competition on North American routes

Aircoach looks to attract more drivers after pay offer is accepted

Group’s managing director was ‘shocked’ by difficulty securing drivers with reinforcements drafted in from Britain

Staff at disability advocacy service to ballot on proposals to resolve long-running pay dispute

Siptu and management at National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities have reached agreement on a number of issues

Aircoach drivers to vote on 4.8% pay offer over nine months and new rostering arrangements

Pay offer follows talks with Siptu and follows drivers working ‘under protest’ over rostering changes introduced in July

Generic drugmaker Viatris to cut over 200 jobs with Cork plant closure

Company cites declining demand for decision to shut active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing plant

Aer Lingus has agreed to increase pilots’ pay as industry challenges mount

Increased competition, passenger caps and lower fares are all on airline’s radar as rival unions consider their position

Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots could clear the way for pay claims by other trade unions

Trade unions will watch developments carefully but it’s unclear as yet whether the pay increase proposal for pilots will spark knock-on claims

Aer Lingus dispute may be nearing an end, but the airline could be facing further industrial unrest

Carrier could face further pay claims from ground staff and cabin crew after pilots deal

Siptu will oppose any move to outsource RTÉ programmes ‘by all means at their disposal’

Sources suggest group could be established to oversee talks as senior union figures say staff have no confidence in management

Gardaí, military, fire and prison staff say they face years without their full pensions after retirement

Coalition of representative bodies seeks Government to re-introduce supplementary pension to bridge gap until State pension age

Tara Mines set to reopen after workers vote to accept deal

Agreement provides for ‘very significant’ levels of change and job losses but should provide ‘certainty’ for more than 400 workers

RTÉ being ‘held to ransom’ for taxpayer funding, Oireachtas committee hears

Broadcaster ‘starved of necessary funding for decades’, union representative tells politicians

Veteran Siptu offical felt ‘betrayed’ by union after making protected disclosures alleging wrongdoing

Ger Malone tells Workplace Relations Commission management ‘conspired’ to ensure she lost her position

More than 150 jobs to go in deal to reopen Tara Mines

Tara Mines production has been shut down since last July, with 650 workers temporarily laid off

Bus, rail and Luas workers report death threats, stone throwing and passenger cocaine and heroin use

Siptu officials and union members at Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Luas to appear before Oireachtas committee as part of campaign for establishment of dedicated transport policing unit

Employers have manufactured the SME ‘crisis’ to boost profits using assertion and anecdote

Increased profits, increased employment, a below-average insolvency rate: this doesn’t look like any kind of crisis

Court cuts WRC compensation award to Debenhams staff by 50%

Most of the €3m fund allocated to retraining staff was unspent and returned to Government at the end of last year

Early years educators’ pay must be increased, inaugural childcare conference told

Minister commits to examining potential for establishing publicly-run early years education system

Stress a major issue for two thirds of early years educators, survey finds

Siptu findings show staff shortages, low pay and intensity of the work itself among main causes

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Election 2024

Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands