1,500 Bord na Móna workers to strike again

Up to 1,500 workers at Bord na Móna are to hold two further days of strike action over pay demands, a move which will add pressure to the company’s peat reserves.

Earlier this month, the staff staged a one-day all-out stoppage over their claim for a 3.5% pay increase in line with the first phase of the Towards 2016 national wage agreement.

That action followed a compromise deal reached in April between Bord na Móna and the group of worker unions which would have seen staff being given 1.75% of basic pay from Apr 1, a performance-related payment worth up to 1.75% of basic pay paid in 2013, and a one-off lump sum of €800.