SIPTU members have voted overwhelming for strike action in a dispute concerning a refusal by management to recognise their right to union representation for collective bargaining purposes at the Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) plant in Gweedore, County Donegal. SIPTU members have voted overwhelming for strike action in a dispute concerning a refusal by management to recognise their right to union representation for collective bargaining purposes at the Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) plant in Gweedore, County Donegal. SIPTU Organiser, Declan Ferry, said: “In a ballot of our members in the RAP plant which was counted this morning, 97% voted for strike action. Our approximately 100 members have been left with no option but to vote for industrial action in relation to this dispute. This is because management has refused to respect a Labour Court recommendation even though the company handbook states that it will always adhere with decisions of the State’s industrial relations mechanisms. “SIPTU representatives remain available to enter discussions at any time with management to find a resolution to this dispute. However, workers’ right to engage in collective bargaining on issues of joint concern is a fundamental principle that the company must accept. It is a crucial right for workers which our members refuse to have denied to them.” He added: “It is worth reminding this company that it is in receipt of public funds through Údarás na Gaeltachta. The public, and in particular the people of Donegal are entitled, therefore, to demand that this company recognises workers’ fundamental rights and the recommendations of the State’s industrial relations mechanisms.”
SIPTU members in Rapid Action Packaging vote overwhelmingly for strike action
