Bord na Móna (BNM) workers and their union representatives met with TDs in Leinster House, Dublin 2, on Wednesday (15th April), to present their position concerning the ongoing dispute arising from attempts by the company to impose changes to workers conditions of employment.
BNM Group of Unions secretary and SIPTU Organiser, John Regan, said: “The meeting included discussion of the BNM plan to slash and burn the pay of members working in the company’s business units by €5,000 up to €25,000.
"Other BNM workers face cuts in their real earnings due to the impact of short time working or layoffs for up to four months, amounting to a loss of income of at least €5,000 per worker.”
He added: “The TDs have committed to giving careful consideration of this information and have invited our delegation to return to meet them again in the coming days for further discussion on the issue.”
At a general meeting of the BNM Group of Unions, on Thursday, 9th April, workers decided that if current talks with management at the Labour Relations Commission do not deliver a workable agreement there will be an immediate ballot for industrial action across all sections of the company.