An open letter to Vita Cortex owner Jack Ronan

With 32 Vita Cortex workers in the seventh week of a sit-in at the former foam manufacturing plant on the Kinsale Road in Cork, 96 FM Radio DJ PJ Coogan sent an open letter to the company’s owner, Jack Ronan, calling on him to “pay his debts” and honour his former employees agreed redundancy terms. Read More

SIPTU accepts deferral of LRC meeting concerning Lagan Brick dispute

SIPTU members have accepted a request from the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to defer a conciliation conference concerning the dispute at Lagan Brick, Kingscourt, co Cavan, from Monday, 30th January until Monday, 6th February. Read More

SIPTU and BFWAU seek immediate meeting with Spicers Bakery to discuss job losses

SIPTU and the Bakery and Food Workers Amalgamated Union (BFWAU) have requested an immediate meeting with the management of Spicers Bakery, Navan, Co Meath, to discuss recent redundancies at the food manufacturer. BFWAU and SIPTU members at Spicers Bakery held a meeting with union organisers on Tuesday (24th January) to discuss a management announcement of 15 staff redundancies and the temporary layoff of a further 12 workers. Read More

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Drogheda Hospital Protest 23-01-2012

SIPTU members participate in the Save Drogheda Cottage Hospital rally in support of retaining long term elderly care services at the HSE run facility in Co Louth on Saturday, 21st January, 2012.

 

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Vita Cortex protest outside the home of company co-owner Sean McHenry 25 Jan 12

Vita Cortex workers Alan Walsh, Con Griffin and Sean Kelleher protest outside the home of company co-owner Sean McHenry. READ MORE

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SIPTU President Jack O'Connor visits the Vita Cortex workers

Vita Cortex workers at the factory in Cork on 24th December 2011.