Disruption threatened by 260,000 workers

THE Government faces the threat of nationwide industrial disruption with up to half-a-million workers being urged to protest over employers’ failure to honour redundancy payment orders.

The country’s biggest union, SIPTU, last night confirmed that some 260,000 workers were set to back half a day of protest action on Friday, October 4.

The move comes amid growing trade union fury at employers’ failure to comply with Labour Court recommendations on redundancy payments.