Strike by lift and escalator engineers to cause disruption

A STRIKE by lift and escalator engineers threatens to disrupt services at hospitals, shopping centres and other major public facilities from today.

Strike by lift and escalator engineers to cause disruption

Dublin Airport’s almost completed Terminal 2 is among the buildings which could face inconvenience due to the official action by 70 repair and maintenance engineers from Otis Lifts and its subsidiary, Irish Lift Services.

The employees, members of the Technical Electrical and Engineering Union (TEEU), are striking over plans by the parent company for compulsory redundancies despite a Labour Court recommendation that a voluntary package be offered.

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