The biggest factor driving the staffing crisis is low pay. Unless this is addressed in the upcoming budget any proposals to introduce public provision will be doomed. Educators need recognition, respect and decent pay. siptu.ie/proposals-for-…

Our campign for better pay marches on! Today SIPTU members from Start Bright met with Minister Emer Higgins TD to discuss the impact low pay is having on staff and services. Early Years needs a pay rise in Budget 2025. Add your voice to the petition: siptu.ie/earlyyearspeti…

Time for Overhaul of Waste Management System in Dublin "Our communities deserve better, and I will continue to press for meaningful reform. It’s time to move beyond the status quo and ensure a cleaner, brighter future for Dublin." Marie Sherlock TD labour.ie/news/2024/09/2…

Today SIPTU members met with Minister Roderic O’Gorman TD to deliver a simple message: Early Years Professionals Need A Pay Rise!

When we unionise, we win!

As we face into an imminent general election, we need to make sure that all political parties and election candidates know that Palestine is an election issue in Ireland - and that SIPTU wants to see real action now. #PassTheOTB #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

❝ We are strong now, but if we all come together we will be unstoppable! This is Lynda. Lynda is a SIPTU Shop Steward working in the community. Lynda knows the power of a UNION.

Of course it’s possible! But only if the State actively steps in to address huge shortages and builds/buy facilities AND If early years workers are paid a decent salary paid directly by the State irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/1…

The Social Democrats have a paved a path to #PublicChildcare. In Govt, we would - Cap monthly fees @€250, - ⁠Invest €100m pa to build/buy 80 new settings per year, - National Childcare Agency would plan and run settings, - ⁠Develop a public pay grade & benefits system for staff

‘The service in Dublin has been a disaster since it was privatised’ – Dublin bin collections must be taken back under public control. Cllr. Daithí Doolan on #BKNT newstalk.com/news/dublin-bi…

Today is International #DayOfCare & Support. It's a day where we recognise the essential role care workers play. HCA's, home support workers, and support grades deserve to work in safely staffed services. Join SIPTU to fight for #SafeStaffingForAll siptu.ie/join/

📢Calling all HCAs, HCSAs and home support workers! SIPTU , the HCA Union, wants to hear from you🫵 We've launched a survey that will inform our campaign priorities for HCAs in #GE24 and beyond. More details available here 👇 siptuhealth.ie/hcas-have-your…

Today we launched our The Labour Party Ireland #childcare policy - a detailed plan for publicly provided #earlyyearseducation & care, to ensure the best possible start for every child. ⁦Womenscouncilireland⁩ ⁦SIPTU - The Early Years Union⁩ ⁦Children's Rights Alliance⁩ irishmirror.ie/news/irish-new…

What Is Union Busting? In the coming weeks, we’ll be taking our campaign to #StopUnionBusting to towns and cities across Ireland. If you want to put workers’ issues on the #GE24 agenda – join us. Follow Respect at Work for more.

Announcing new housing targets on the way out the door, without a plan to achieve them, is just a cynical election ploy by Govt. A generation stuck in their childhood bedrooms will not forgive these self-serving political manoeuvres. Cian O'Callaghan T.D. socialdemocrats.ie/revised-target…

Fine Gael is promising tax cuts for the hospitality sector. Why? Hospitality profit growth since 2019 has seen a 3-fold increase and greatly outpaced the domestic sector. As well, the Government has produced data showing hospitality start-ups exceeding closures. So why tax cuts?

The Fine Gael proposal to permanently cut VAT for hospitality makes no sense. It won’t create jobs in an already saturated sector. It’ll just boost profits at a loss of €400 million/year from taxes just as Trump threatens our corporation tax take. #ge24 rte.ie/news/politics/…

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Extracting profits, remunerating directors, funding expansions in the childcare sectors (and sometimes in Lanzarote luxury villas) does not sit easily with a public service.  In fact, it shouldn’t sit at all. #TogetherForPublic

Bord na Móna Recycling should not be sold off but rather developed as the motor of a new public domestic waste collection service. Our members are calling for an immediate halt to this ill-thought-out privatisation attempt. It is time to put the common good before private sector