24/02/2016

999 Operators To Hold 24-Hour Work Stoppage

Operators at the Emergency Call Answering Service in Navan are to stage a 12 hour work stoppage on Thursday, according to a report by RTÉ.

It is understood that the industrial is being taken after the Communication Workers' Union members backed the action by a majority of 84% in a vote held in January.

The operators will stop work at 08:00.

The union is reported to have said that while it was regrettable that the strike action was taking place, management had not yet addressed "the claims at the heart of this dispute".

(MH/LM)

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