ICTU seeks talks with Minister over Irish Ferries jobs
20/09/2005 - 11:47:35The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is seeking a meeting with Marine Minister Pat 'the Cope' Gallagher in an effort to prevent the loss of almost 550 jobs at Irish Ferries.
The company announced yesterday that it wanted to replace all staff on its Irish Sea routes with cheaper workers from abroad.
It offered a voluntary redundancy package to the existing 543 workers on the Dublin-Holyhead and Rosslare-Pembroke services and said any who choose to stay with the company would have to accept lower pay and an erosion in their working conditions.
SIPTU immediately served two weeks' strike notice on the company as a result of the move.
