SIPTU ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign suspends actions to allow meeting with FAI management  

SIPTU members employed in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have suspended banner and leaflet drop actions that are part of the ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign after management agreed to a meeting to discuss their outstanding issues next Wednesday, September 11. 

FAI Football Development Officer and SIPTU Shop Steward, Paul Keogh, said: “Following the distribution of ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign leaflets at several recent League of Ireland and FAI Cup games, it has been agreed that SIPTU Shop Stewards representing staff in the FAI will meet with management on 11th September. 

“The ‘Our Union, Our Team’ calls on FAI management to engage with staff as a collective when negotiating wages and their conditions of employment. It also calls upon the FAI to respect the State’s industrial relations bodies and engage with the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court on the workers’ collective demands.

“We hope to make progress on these issues and others of concern for SIPTU members employed by the FAI at the upcoming meeting.” 

FAI Football Development Officer and SIPTU Shop Steward, Paul Whelan, said: “Everyone involved with the FAI wants the best for football in Ireland.

“As trade union activists we firmly believe that one way that this can be achieved is through collective engagement between staff and management.

“We wish to thank the support we have received so far from the football community in Ireland for the ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign and we will update them on developments as they arise.”