Ruling on bid to picket UCC due
UCC is seeking the order against Siptu and the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) over what the college says are proposals to extend picketing related to a long-running pay dispute at the Tyndall National Institute. The university claims action proposed for Wednesday amounts to escalation of the dispute that would cause “significant disruption not just for staff working at UCC but most importantly students doing exams.”
The application for an injunction was heard by Mr Justice Paul Gilligan and is opposed by Siptu, which said it is entitled to picket six of the 12 entrances at UCC’s main campus. The union says the action will not disrupt examinations, and described UCC’s claims in relation to exams being effected as “alarmist”.
