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…
SIPTU support workers are on strike across the region today
Almost 400 support staff are on strike at Sligo University Hospital today. SIPTU members are out in force in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals this afternoon over a pay dispute. Patients can expect disruptions to a wide variety of services including surgeries, inpatient and outpatient procedures. The dispute centres on…
Local Hospital support staff to ballot for strike
Over 500 hospital support staff across the north west region will ballot for strike action next month in a dispute over pay. The issue centres on ‘The Support Staff Job Evaluation’ scheme which looks at certain roles and establishes whether pay rises is warranted. The scheme was agreed in 2015…
Irish Rail SIPTU and NBRU staff accept pay deal
Irish Rail staff with SIPTU and the NBRU have accepted a pay deal recommended by the Labour Court. It allows for a 7.5 percent pay hike for workers over 3 years. The Labour Court intervened following a series of 24 hour rail strikes. In a statement the NBRU says it…
North West bus-drivers not hopeful of a Labour Court resolution
Bus drivers on the picket line in Sligo say they are not hopeful that anything will be achieved at today’s Labour Court hearing. Talks aimed at resolving the Bus Eireann dispute have broken down overnight. Unions say they offered 18 million euro in savings to the company – but that…
SIPTU to ballot school bus drivers at Bus Éireann for industrial action
SIPTU is to ballot school bus drivers at Bus Éireann for industrial and strike action due to the threat to their jobs resulting from the wider crisis in the company. The National School Bus Drivers Committee decided to commence the process of balloting its members in support of their colleagues…