Strike threatens to disrupt home gas supplies

THOUSANDS of Bord Gáis customers face huge disruption to their service from next Monday because of a strike at one of the supplier’s main contractors.

SIPTU has served strike notice on Enterprise Plc, a British-based contractor responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the Bord Gáis network in Dublin and Leinster. Up to 130 people working on the network are expected to take part in the action.

The union said the action could affect the ability of Bord Gáis to maintain its network. According to SIPTU, the dispute arose after Enterprise Plc dismissed 16 workers, including two shop stewards when there was no shortage of work on the networks. That work was being handed over to subcontractors. They claimed some of the subcontractors used by Enterprise were non-compliant and in breach of registered employment agreements.