Proposed strike at refinery suspended
A planned strike by engineers at Aughinish Alumina refinery due to take place later this week has been suspended, and the dispute referred to the Labour Court. The suspension of the industrial action comes after High Court proceedings brought by the workers’ employer Murphy International Ltd (MIL), against trade union Unite were resolved following talks.
The workers had voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay and allowances. Co Kildare’s MIL employs 126 civil and mechanical operatives in the refinery’s production operations.
