Refuse firm claims union trying to ‘derail’ company

A REFUSE collection firm, at the centre of an industrial dispute for almost nine weeks, has accused trade union SIPTU of trying to use a small minority of workers to “derail” the company.

The claim follows a repeated request by SIPTU general president Jack O’Connor, at a protest rally in Waterford, for the Mr Binman company to re-engage with its members through the Labour Relations Commission (LRC).

41 workers are on strike at three of Mr Binman’s facilities – Ballylunch in Carrick-on-Suir; Dungarvan and Co Limerick. Mr Binman, a household and commercial bin collection company, operates mainly in counties Tipperary, Waterford, Limerick and Kilkenny.