Great Southern Hotels dispute halts sale of chain

MORE THAN 700 Great Southern Hotels workers are to go on strike if the Labour Court fails on Wednesday to break the deadlock over employee entitlements, ahead of the sale of the chain.

The workers were balloted by their union SIPTU over the last two days and yesterday spokesman Donal Tobin confirmed that over 80% had voted in favour of the strike action.

“The ballot follows a decision by the Dublin Airport Authority, which owns the hotels, and its agents, to continue to permit the sale of the eight Great Southern Hotels without reaching full agreement on a number of staff entitlements,” he said.