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Locked out Greyhound workers to march to Dublin City Hall on Monday
SIPTU members win wage increases across the Manufacturing Sector
SIPTU endorses call for a Living Wage of €11.45 per hour
Unions united in support of Dublin Pride Parade
Public Sector to strike in Northern Ireland on 10th July
SIPTU says privatisation of bus routes will damage free travel scheme
SIPTU members in National Gallery give notice of strike action
High Court appoints liquidator to Paris Bakery
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SIPTU welcomes Valeant investment in Bausch and Lomb plant
SIPTU members ballot on Irish Rail proposals
The Cuban Piper at the Clé Club
SIPTU says partial merger of Bord na Móna and Coillte presents opportunities for expansion
Skilled Visas – No Toil All Trouble
SIPTU to study Aer Lingus/DAA pensions report
Labour Court hearing into Roadstone Woods Ltd. dispute scheduled for today
NUJ Protest at Egyptian Embassy
School of Social Justice, University College Dublin
The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2014
NERI argues for €800 million adjustment
SIPTU HSE Ambulance Service staff ballot for strike action
Unions protest at failure of the Department of Education to protect workers’ rights
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Fairshop
More pay rises - less budget cuts
Jobless rate still 'unacceptably high', warns Congress
Thought provoking visit to Ireland by Thomas Piketty
Young Workers Network
SIPTU Basic English Scheme
One Direct – Up to 80% off Car Insurance
Supporting Quality campaign
The INN at DROMOLAND
10% discount for SIPTU members from Taxback.com
Larkin Credit Union
Family annual travel insurance reduced to €55.54
Fair Hotels
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SIPTU members win wage increases across the Manufacturing Sector
SIPTU members employed across the manufacturing sector continue to receive pay increases with over 210 wage agreements finalised so far.  The increases are part of a strategy by SIPTU’s Manufacturing Division which has secured pay increases across the sector by on average 2% per annum.
 
Manufacturing Divisional Organiser Gerry McCormack said that the increases in pay across the manufacturing sector are important at insulating the take home pay of union members as much as possible from the full effects of the economic crisis and austerity.
 
“The agreements are right across all industries in manufacturing including Food, Drinks, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics & Engineering, Chemicals, Agriculture, Medical Devices and Industrial Production.  Our officials and elected representatives have negotiated over 210 agreements so far with pay increases averaging 2% per year.  In the Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Medical Devices Sector alone, over 95% of SIPTU members have had pay increases which represents more than 11,000 workers,” Gerry Mc Cormack said.
 
SIPTU estimates that as many as 50,000 workers in total across the sector have now had increases since 2011 including agreements negotiated with other unions.  SIPTU continues to negotiate agreements with employers at local level and many agreements are now entering the second phase. The wage agreements also provide for the incorporation of local issues and no cost increasing claims during the lifetime of the agreement.
 
“While the pay strategy across the Manufacturing Division has been largely successful it still lacks the comprehensiveness that social dialogue at national level would bring. Local bargaining between employers and unions requires a national framework to deal with issues that cannot be dealt with through local bargaining processes,” Gerry McCormack said.  
 
“These issues would include Industrial Relations legislation, workplace pensions and workplace innovation or cases of serious disputes needing immediate assistance where the State Industrial Relations machinery has failed to resolve issues.  Disputes such as those at Vita Cortex, Kingscourt Brick and Aer Lingus and many more are examples where such a process could have helped,” he added.
 
Set out below is the average pay increases from 2011 to-date and the average length of Agreement across the three sectors of the Manufacturing Division.  Click HERE for details of the increases.

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