80% of early years sector staff plan to leave within the next year
The early years sector is facing such a crisis that 80% of staff are plannig to leave the sector in the next 12 months according to a local SIPTU representative. A new survey has also found 42% of staff are actively looking for a new job with low pay being…
Workers in early years sector forgotten about, says Sligo SIPTU member
The vice chairman of the Sligo SIPTU Big Start Committee says the health of workers in the early years sector has been forgotten about in decisions made by the government in relation to Covid. John Davey says he and his colleagues were shocked yesterday evening on hearing that schools are…
Childcare workers want Government to make childcare a public service
Local Childcare workers receive little pay and no holiday leave. These are just some of the issues highlighted yesterday when over 30,000 people protested in Dublin calling on the government to give more support for childcare sector workers. Many were calling on the government to make the sector a public…
Forsa and Siptu members stage protest in Donegal
Forsa and Siptu union members staged a protest in Donegal town this morning in relation to the ongoing concerns over CE Supervisors pension rights. The protests took place outside the Abbey Hotel which coincided with the Ocean FM Election debate. The protest was staged to highlight the difficulties that supervisors…
Nurses falling asleep at the wheel due to lack of sleep an ongoing issue says Sligo based honorary SIPTU President
The Sligo-based president of SIPTU is calling for something to change when it comes to number of nurses that have died in accidents on the roads. Just two weeks ago, Kerrie Browne was killed, with Gardai claiming she fell asleep at the wheel after working a night shift in the…
Sligo man reelected as SIPTU Honorary President
A local HSE worker has been re-elected as the SIPTU Honorary President for the second time running. Sligo based Padraig Peyton, who was first elected in 2017, and the first ever SIPTU Honorary president, was voted in at the SIPTU Biennial Delegate Confernce last week. As well as bringing union…
Concerns raised over the number of attacks on ambulance and emergency personnel
There is concern over the increasing incidences of attacks and abuse of ambulance and emergency personnel. There have been 125 attacks on ambulance staff since 2017. New figures show 57 paramedics have been physically assaulted when responding to emergency calls. 12 staff were forced to miss work as a result…