Cancelled lectures likely as Tyndall staff bring pay dispute to UCC

Lecture cancellations and library closures could be possible next week as an industrial dispute at one of University College Cork’s and the country’s most prestigious research centres hits the main campus.

Staff of the Tyndall National Institute plan to picket the college gates next week after a second one-day work stoppage in a month yesterday. Many of them are paid 10%-20% less than people doing the same or similar work at UCC, but agreement cannot be reached with university management on how to resolve the row.

The picket line was run by members of Siptu for the second time in a month, joined by colleagues in the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT). They expect the support of their colleagues at the main campus when they extend their action next Wednesday.