Strike avoided after Eircom workers accept settlement

EIRCOM has avoided what would have been its first strike action in 30 years after the unions representing its 6,500 workers yesterday agreed to settlement terms mediated between company and workers at the Labour Relations Commission.

The contents of the deal were hammered out on Wednesday night but the union negotiating teams had to seek approval from their respective executives before the strike action could be abandoned.

The deal will result in the payment of the overdue 2% rise due to workers under the national pay agreement Towards 2016. This will be backdated to May 1.