Strike over UCC pay dispute called off

A one-day strike which could have brought UCC to a halt today has been called off in light of agreement on how to resolve a pay dispute at one of its most prestigious research centres.

Strike over UCC pay dispute called off

It was feared that many of the 1,200 Siptu and Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) members might refuse to pass pickets placed at the gates by 120 colleagues from the Tyndall National Institute.

However, they voted yesterday to accept a deal that any issues that remain unresolved when a process to put them on equal pay with counterparts in UCC is finalised can be referred to the Labour Court for binding resolution.

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