Ireland
The SIPTU general workers' union has announced strike action on 18 September for its members in the non-profit, social care sector. The union suspended action in February when it received a commitment from the government to negotiate on funding what are called Section 39 organisations that provide a range of social services. The union has been campaigning for pay restoration for its members in these organisations in line with the pay developments in the public sector. With the failure of the government to confirm it would increase funding even to allow a 1% pay increase as a first step in pay restoration, SIPTU decided that it had to revert to strike action. See epsucob@NEWS 10, May 2018 and earlier. Public services union Forsa also has members in Section 39 organisations and will be balloting its members over strike action.
