Brinks staff allied in rejecting company's latest offer
Pickets were placed on the company's HQ in Dublin last Monday when strike action commenced as the dispute, which has affected the east coast only, seems set to continue.
SIPTU Security Services branch secretary Kevin McMahon said that Brinks Allied had submitted modified proposals to the Labour Court recommendation to resolve the dispute at the company.
This was considered by the members and rejected on the basis that the terms put forward by the company were less favourable than those the Labour Court recommended.
"The members feel that the onus is on the company to accept the Labour Court recommendation and not for them to accept less. We are now going to ask the Labour Court to call both parties together to review the company's reasons for not accepting the court's recommendation and why the dispute has been so protracted."
The company has made two major changes to the court's recommendations.
It wants to extend the trial period - during which employees will be obliged to use the controversial Dutch vehicles - from the one month proposed by the court to four months.
Mr McMahon added that the company was refusing to pay the €750 per employee compensation recommended by the Court for loss of earnings during the period when they were locked out.
Brinks Allied made no comment on the latest developments yesterday.
A spokesperson for the Irish Service Payments Organisation (IPSO) said that a level of 93% service at ATM machines was being maintained.
The spokesperson added they were confident this level would continue.
