Menu
13/06/2011
Connaught Telegraph Staff Commence Industrial Action
Workers at the Connaught Telegraph have commenced industrial action at the offices of the newspaper in Castlebar.
The paper announced last week that it will close its pre-press production department in the town and outsource it to Mullingar. Seven staff with over 200 years service will lose their jobs with the closure, which the UNITE trade union says can be avoided.
A similar situation at the Mayo News was averted last year when staff agreed to a restructuring of the way they worked. This resulted in the maintaining of a number of the jobs at that newspaper in Westport.
Staff at the Connaught Telegraph have been offered only statutory redundancy and this would be the latest severing of links with its heartland for a paper that was first published in 1828. Ironically the paper has been running a campaign in recent months urging its readers to ‘shop local, stay local’.
According to Claire Keane, UNITE Regional Officer: “We negotiated an agreed settlement at the Mayo News and are ready and willing to do the same again. Unfortunately the management has been unwilling to listen to any alternative solutions and it is this that has forced us into industrial action at Castlebar since Thursday. We hope that readers of the paper and those with the interests of the town and the region will support our members.”
(BMcN/KMcA)
The paper announced last week that it will close its pre-press production department in the town and outsource it to Mullingar. Seven staff with over 200 years service will lose their jobs with the closure, which the UNITE trade union says can be avoided.
A similar situation at the Mayo News was averted last year when staff agreed to a restructuring of the way they worked. This resulted in the maintaining of a number of the jobs at that newspaper in Westport.
Staff at the Connaught Telegraph have been offered only statutory redundancy and this would be the latest severing of links with its heartland for a paper that was first published in 1828. Ironically the paper has been running a campaign in recent months urging its readers to ‘shop local, stay local’.
According to Claire Keane, UNITE Regional Officer: “We negotiated an agreed settlement at the Mayo News and are ready and willing to do the same again. Unfortunately the management has been unwilling to listen to any alternative solutions and it is this that has forced us into industrial action at Castlebar since Thursday. We hope that readers of the paper and those with the interests of the town and the region will support our members.”
(BMcN/KMcA)
Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
26 March 2024
Casement Park Redevelopment 'Must Be Delivered'
The redevelopment of Casement Park "must be delivered", SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, has said following a meeting with an Ulster GAA delegation at Stormont.
Casement Park Redevelopment 'Must Be Delivered'
The redevelopment of Casement Park "must be delivered", SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, has said following a meeting with an Ulster GAA delegation at Stormont.
14 June 2011
Unite Suspends Industrial Action At Connaught Telegraph Pending Talks
Seven members of the Unite trade union have suspended industrial action at the Connaught telegraph newspaper pending talks taking place this week involving the trade union, management and the regional Newspaper Printers Association.
Unite Suspends Industrial Action At Connaught Telegraph Pending Talks
Seven members of the Unite trade union have suspended industrial action at the Connaught telegraph newspaper pending talks taking place this week involving the trade union, management and the regional Newspaper Printers Association.
15 September 2015
Teenager Arrested Over Suspicious Fire
A teenager has been arrested in connection with a fire at a factory in Drogheda, Co Louth. Garda are investigating a suspicious fire at a paper factory in Donore Industrial Estate on Saturday, 12 September. The teenager was arrested in Drogheda on Monday and is the fourth person to be detained in the investigation.
Teenager Arrested Over Suspicious Fire
A teenager has been arrested in connection with a fire at a factory in Drogheda, Co Louth. Garda are investigating a suspicious fire at a paper factory in Donore Industrial Estate on Saturday, 12 September. The teenager was arrested in Drogheda on Monday and is the fourth person to be detained in the investigation.
13 April 2016
SIPTU Tesco Workers Vote For Industrial Action
SIPTU retail staff in Tesco Ireland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in response to an attempt by the company to unilaterally enforce pay cuts and changes to work patterns.
SIPTU Tesco Workers Vote For Industrial Action
SIPTU retail staff in Tesco Ireland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action, up to and including strike action, in response to an attempt by the company to unilaterally enforce pay cuts and changes to work patterns.
13 September 2007
Galway Bank Raiders Net €50,000
Gardaí are investigating a robbery of a Securicor van at a bank in Galway this morning. Two armed raiders wearing balaclavas held up the van in Mervue Industrial Estate. They threatened staff and customers with a gun and a knife before making off with €50,000. The robbery occurred at around 11am and they escaped in a red car.
Galway Bank Raiders Net €50,000
Gardaí are investigating a robbery of a Securicor van at a bank in Galway this morning. Two armed raiders wearing balaclavas held up the van in Mervue Industrial Estate. They threatened staff and customers with a gun and a knife before making off with €50,000. The robbery occurred at around 11am and they escaped in a red car.
-
Ireland WeatherToday:Some low cloud lingering in the north and west through the day, although cloud should burn back to the coast as the day goes on. Elsewhere some good sunny spells with very little cloud. Warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.Tonight:A sunny evening for most except where cloud lingers along the north coast. Cloud will increase for a lot of areas overnight with mist and fog patches developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
