Major meeting planned for Sligo to address pension payments
The National President of retired SIPTU members has urged the current government to honour commitments made in relation to pension payments that were first made more than twenty five years ago. A public meeting in relation to pension payments will take place in the Southern Hotel in Sligo tomorrow…
Local union official warns of low morale among fire fighters
Retained firefighters are still waiting on the official document from the Workplace Relations Commission regarding their demands for better pay and conditions. News broke last week that the firefighter’s strikes were to be postponed following negotiations that ran into the early hours of Thursday morning. Among the proposals…
Firefighters to pause strike following late-night talks
It’s understood that retained firefighters are set to suspend their strike action, following late-night talks last night. Among the conditions agreed are commitments to increase the guaranteed pay, as well as assurances on the firefighter’s fixed retainer payments. The process has been described as slow and painful, and Siptu will…
Government urged to find a solution as firefighter strikes continue
Retained fire fighters across the North West are currently engaging in strike action again this afternoon. They’re resuming industrial action after voting to reject a Labour Court recommendation on pay and working hours, but will cover life-threatening emergencies. Speaking to Ocean FM News from the picket line, Independent TD Marc…
Retained Fire Fighters in the North West return to strike action
Retained fire fighters across the North West are engaging in strike action again this morning. They are among the two thousand retained firefighters across the country are returning to the picket lines today. They’re resuming strike action after voting to reject a Labour Court recommendation on pay and…
SIPTU call off proposed strike action by fire fighters
On-call firefighters across the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are back responding to calls, servicing their equipment and co-operating with control centres across the north west from this morning. SIPTU has called off its planned strike following the decision to have a formal hearing at the Labour Court…
North West Fire Fighters suspend strike action
Strike action by retained firefighters across the north west has been suspended for 24 hours. The move is to facilitate talks today at the Labour Court. The Labour Court has intervened in the fire service dispute ahead of the closure of all stations tomorrow and has invited…