Brinks workers defer strike action
Planned strike action by workers at security firm Brinks Allied was put off today after days of negotiations, union chiefs said.
SIPTU members at cash-in-transit firm Brinks Allied had arranged an all-out stoppage from tomorrow morning causing massive disruption at the company’s headquarters in Dublin.
Shop stewards made the decision to defer the stoppage until Monday after a meeting with SIPTU Security Services Branch Secretary Kevin McMahon.
Mr McMahon said the move came out of deference to the Labour Court, which called on both sides not to do anything to worsen the situation.
The three week old dispute over new working rules has left more than 200 non-bank branch cash machines out of money for days.
The Labour Court is due to offer recommendations to resolve the crisis tomorrow morning.
Brinks workers refused to adopt new rules, including a ‘drive away’ policy urging staff to abandon colleagues in the event of an attempted robbery.
Employees were also unhappy at plans to introduce new imported security vehicles, and consistently said they were prepared to operate under old working guidelines.
