Unite announces stoppage after members reject terms brokered by Workplace Relations Commission
Unite members, who are in craft and operative grades, are taking the action on Friday, June 30th. Photograph: PA WireMembers of the Unite trade union working in water services for local authorities are to stage a one-day strike next week.
The workers, who are in craft and operative grades, are taking the action on Friday, June 30th, after voting to reject the terms of a framework document intended to provide for the transfer of staff to the newly independent Uisce Éireann. The document was brokered by the Workplace Relations Commission last year but the union wants additional guarantees regarding the future public service status of workers transferring to Uisce Éireann, the maintenance of terms enjoyed by those opting to remain with their local authorities and the removal of service and age requirements in relation to applying for redundancy.
Union members also want confirmation of the Government’s intention to hold a referendum on public ownership of the country’s water infrastructure.
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