SIPTU members employed at contract sterilisation and lab testing facility Steris AST in Tullamore, Co Offaly are to take strike action next week in a dispute over union recognition.
SIPTU has accused management of refusing to engage with the union on issues including sick leave and pay.
Members will commence a 24-hour strike at 8am on Friday 15 May, during which time pickets will be placed at the entrance to the plant.
“These workers have been forced to take strike action due to the company’s failure to respect their right to collectively bargain with their employer, who has unilaterally imposed changes to their sick pay and structure of remuneration,” said SIPTU Sector Organiser Andrea Cleere.
“Our members in Steris have been seeking to collectively negotiate with the company through their Union, SIPTU, for more than a decade. However, throughout this time, and despite the intervention of the Labour Court in 2018, management has refused to engage,” Ms Cleere said.
Steris has been contacted for comment.
