Category Archives: Press Releases

Cargotec: Strike sends strong message in ‘bogus TUPE’ dispute

Company must come to table and negotiate collectively March 10th: Following a 93% vote for industrial action, Unite members working for cargo handling manufacturer Cargotec in Dundalk took to the picket line today in a move which saw production at … Continue reading

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Cargotec workers in Dundalk to down tools tomorrow (Friday) in ‘Bogus TUPE’ dispute

Further day of strike action scheduled for 16 March Dispute follows company failure to engage meaningfully at WRC and Labour Court March 9th: Over 200 Unite members at the Cargotec (formerly Moffett Engineering) facility in Dundalk are set to take … Continue reading

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Unite leader hails successful defence of right to strike against legal challenge

Unite shop stewards defended against legal attack Mechanical strike going ahead tomorrow (Friday) at H.A. O’Neil and Leo Lynch March 9th A strike by mechanical workers in HA O’Neil’s and Leo Lynch’s will go ahead tomorrow (Friday 10 March) after … Continue reading

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Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept 13.5 percent pay increase

Unite members vote with 75 percent majority to end their dispute and accept two-year pay deal Workers of Unite the union working at Hovis have voted by a margin of three to one to accept a significantly improved pay increase … Continue reading

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Mechanical workers set to down tools on 10 March in pursuit of a cost-of-living wage increase

Over 90% vote for strike action in Leo Lynch and H.A. O’Neill “Travel Time” restoration could mean 12.8% extra in gross pay March 2nd: Unite, which represents workers across the economy, today (Thursday) announced that plumbers, pipefitters and welders in … Continue reading

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