Agri-Business
SIPTU offers to help develop Safe Pass programme for farmers
Trade union SIPTU said it willing to help develop a new Safe Pass programme for farmers in a bid to...
SIPTU
Agri-Business
Political pressure mounts on Kerry Agribusiness over drivers' strike
Politicians, including a senior government minister, are urging Kerry Agribusiness to engage with five drivers who remain on the picket...
Agri-Business
Watch: Kerry Agribusiness driver strike enters second day
A strike involving five Kerry Agribusiness drivers and representatives from SIPTU at Kerry Group headquarters in Tralee has entered a...
Agri-Business
Watch: Kerry Agribusiness drivers take to the picket line
Five Kerry Agribusiness drivers and representatives from SIPTU have today (Wednesday, January 17) commenced strike action at Kerry Group headquarters...
Agri-Business
Kerry Agribusiness drivers to take strike action
Five SIPTU members employed by Kerry Agribusiness are due to begin a campaign of strike action tomorrow (Wednesday, January 17)....
Dairy
SIPTU to meet Lakeland in attempt to avoid closures
The Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU), Ireland’s largest trade union, will meet with Lakeland Dairies in an attempt...
Agri-Business
SIPTU: Sick leave legislation not enough for meat factory workers
SIPTU has said that new statutory sick pay legislation is a “small step in the right direction” when it comes...
Agri-Business
SIPTU welcomes garda immigration operation at meat factory
SIPTU has welcomed a garda-led operation targeting the employment of illegal immigrants at a meat factory. The trade union is...
Rural Life
SIPTU calls on government to support bill 'providing greater rights' to migrant workers
SIPTU representatives have called on the government to reconsider its opposition to a bill which, if enacted, would provide migrant...
Agri-Business
SIPTU will seek 'to build on proposals' in Sick Leave Bill
Representatives of trade union SIPTU have said that they will look to build on the proposals contained in the new...
Agri-Business
SIPTU: Kerry Group urged to attend WRC to avoid industrial action over job losses
Members of trade union SIPTU at Kerry Group have called on its management to attend negotiations at the Workplace Relations...
Agri-Business
SIPTU seeking ban on agencies providing workers to meat industry
Members of trade union SIPTU are seeking a ban on agencies providing workers to the meat industry so as to...
Rural Life
Covid-19 in meat plants: SIPTU representative reflects on a 'frustrating' year
One year ago, trade union SIPTU says it “set out its stall”, as its concerns grew over Covid-19 spreading within...
Rural Life
SIPTU questions 'accuracy' of number of Covid-19 infections disclosed by industry
Following reports of two Covid-19 clusters in meat plants this week, trade union SIPTU has questioned “the accuracy of the...
Beef
MRCI report on meat plants: 'Unfortunately, none of this information surprises SIPTU'
Representatives of trade union SIPTU have called on the government to immediately introduce key changes relating to workplace safety in...
Beef
SIPTU calls for 'faster implementation' of recommendations made for meat industry
Trade union SIPTU said it wants “faster implementation” of recommendations made by the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response for the...
Agri-Business
SIPTU calls for free trade agreement which 'delivers for working people'
Trade union SIPTU has joined unions across Europe to call on the negotiators of a new EU and UK free...
Agri Politics
SIPTU supports bill that seeks to give meat plant workers legal right to sick pay
Trade union SIPTU has said it supports the bill that seeks to give meat processing plant workers in Ireland a...