SIPTU Archives – The College View

DCUSU host Trade Union Week

November 27, 2020

“Know your rights, know when you’re being treated fairly and unfairly in a job, know there are unions you can join that will support you,” said Lucien Waugh-Daly, DCU Students’ Union’s (DCUSU) Vice President (VP)

USI and SIPTU launch postgrad charter

November 13, 2019

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SIPTU have partnered up together to create a Postgraduate Working Rights Charter highlighting and protecting the working rights of postgraduate students in third-level education.

TCD employees to ballot for industrial action

March 8, 2017

Roughly 700 SIPTU members working in Trinity College Dublin are set to ballot for industrial and strike action in a dispute over the failure of being granted permanent contracts from management. Among the 700 non-academic

DCU creates more fuss around the bus

September 28, 2016

Stranded students, missed lectures and having to endure plenty of cycling and walking. This is the reality many students face because of the bus strikes. DCU has tried to help the students in their commute

NCAD expresses no confidence in management

April 22, 2015

The majority of staff members at NCAD expressed no confidence in the college’s management in a meeting with trade union SIPTU.

Staff in UCC threaten strike action

February 25, 2015

Lecturers in UCC have threatened to strike over attempts to impose changes to terms for new and promoted staff.

CRC vote to support Defend the University Charter

December 18, 2013

CRC agrees to sign charter against corporations dictating learning at universities.