Tyndall workers on picket line seeking parity

With many staff on UCC’s main campus doing work directly comparable to his, Donal O’Sullivan expected a recent evaluation of his job at Tyndall National Institute to see him earn a pay rise of 10% to 15%.

Instead of being moved into the same €50,000 to €60,000 pay range as expected, the manager of Tyndall’s mechanical workshop was told he would be put on an administrative grade that pays about €20,000 less than his current pay.

Although no staff at Tyndall will have their pay cut as a result of the job evaluation exercise, the inability of unions at the research centre and UCC management to agree how disputed outcomes can be appealed led Donal and colleagues to return to strike action over the last week.