A ballot of workers at Tara Mines on a new deal to reopen the mine is under way.
Hundreds of workers who have been temporarily laid off from the mine in Navan, Co Meath, since last July attended a general meeting last night.Unions are recommending the deal brokered with management during talks at the Workplace Relations Commission .
Core pay and conditions for workers will be maintained under the deal, but it also includes changes to work practices.If the deal is accepted by workers, it is expected the mine can begin to reopen on a phased basis from June.160 redundancies as part of deal to reopen Tara Mines Speaking ahead of the meeting last night, Sector Organiser with SIPTU John Regan said workers now have to make their own minds up on an 86 page set of proposals.
He said:"We believe it gives the opportunity to go back into employment, and it gives us the opportunity to hopefully influence how the agreement will be applied over a period of time. There is a review clause in 12 months." "In the main, core pay and conditions will be protected", he said, adding that there were also"some losses", including a further 150 voluntary redundancies being sought."Going from very good terms and conditions to end up on unemployment benefit is not a place any worker wants to be," he said.
Boliden said it took the decision due to unsustainable losses at the mine and other factors including a decline in the price of zinc, inflation and energy costs.
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