Biggest industrial protest since ’70s on cards

THE biggest industrial protest by workers since the 1970s looks more likely after tens of thousands of construction employees agreed to participate in the action.

Some 100,000 construction workers last night pledged their support for a half-day protest, being organised by trade unions seeking improved redundancy payments.

The ICTU’s Construction Industry Committee (CIC), which represents more than 100,000 workers, said its members will support the campaign on Friday, October 4. Up to half-a-million workers have been urged to back the protest following trade union anger over employers’ failure to comply with Labour Court recommendations on redundancy payments.