“We are tired of big business setting the rules that we have to follow.

It’s time to demand better.”

UNI's Irish members CWU Ireland, SIPTU, Financial Services Union and Mandate Trade Union have launched a new campaign to improve workers’ rights in Ireland: #RespectAtWork .

respectatwork.ie

Nursing home residents left two weeks without a shower due to staff shortages - report by Shauna Bowers

Staffing crisis is undermining the quality of life & dignity of residents.

Time to tackle root causes, including sub Living Wage rates of pay.

irishtimes.com/ireland/social…

Volkswagen workers just made history!

#StandUpUAW

Line up for May Day Event now complete. Laura Bambrick in conversation with Jesslyn Henry discussing recent workers rights improvements. Followed by Gary Gannon TD in conversation with our 3 European election candidates Sinéad Gibney Rory Hearne and Susan Doyle

“It’s contemptuous that organisations who receive and call for increased subsidises and financial support from Govt wish to resile from wages which are just about commensurate with the living wage.” - SIPTU DGS Greg Ennis.

Since January, we’ve had business lobby groups out criticising modest employment reforms and predicting significant job losses. Most of which has been reported as fact with no interrogation of the data behind the rhetoric, writes our SG Owen Reidy in the Irish Examiner 1/n

📊 Survey of early years educators in March 2024 highlights 69.83% facing stress and burnout in the Early Years sector. We need action now! #Unionise #OurUnionOurFuture

SIPTU members vote to launch a campaign for:

✊€15 per hour minimum for Early Years Educators
✊ Higher pay rates for Lead Educators, Deputies & Managers
✊Recognition of qualifications & experience

The mighty Deborah Reynolds - SF officially launching The Early Years Union - SIPTU.

Another step on the road to recognition ✊

#EarlyYearsUnion
SIPTU - The Early Years Union

“Workers don’t get what they deserve we get what we fight for.”

Darragh O’Connor 💪👏

#Unionise #OurUnionOurFuture

Really looking forward to this event on Saturday. SIPTU’s first early years conference!

“You’re either at the table or you’re on the menu.” - Darragh O’Connor speaking to a packed Liberty Hall at Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) conference. Super turnout.

Well done to all the organisers. 👏

#RespectAtWork #Unionise

Join us on Saturday 27th of April in The Teachers Club to celebrate May Day. Speakers for the night are Laura Bambrick Gary Gannon TD Sinéad Gibney . We will also be joined by May Day Badge Appeal. Register here ti.to/the-left-bank/…

You couldn’t ask for a better team of to represent SIPTU members at the pay talks.

They did their profession and union proud ✊

Trade unions are defenders of workers’ rights, and stand firm against the growing influence of far-right and undemocratic populist movements.

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If you are working in the care sector, for a private company or within Tusla, and have information about Ideal Care or concerns about other providers of special emergency arrangements, details for how to contact me and share info in total confidence are in my Twitter bio

Darragh O’Connor Dublin two weeks today starts Irish mini-book launch tour of my Mick Lynch biography (manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526173096/). Room Q301/2, 3rd floor, DCU Business School, 1-2pm Tues 13 Feb. Also on Zoom ID: 99172681293/passcode:311066
dcu-ie.zoom.us/j/99172681293?…

Delighted to see Senator Senator Paul Gavan selected for the European election.

A true champion of working people, but more importantly truly decent person.

I’d be proud to see representing us in Europe.

If you're going to make your employees wear branded jackets, don't make them pay for it. 👎

Fast food workers need unions too.

A return to austerity would kill jobs and lower wages.

We support EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS demands for:

🚫 No return to austerity.
✅ Investment in sustainable jobs with fair wages.
🚫 No public subsidies without social conditionality.
✅ A fairer economy for all.

action-europe.org/stop-austerity…