Cork library staff set to ballot for industrial action

Staff working in one of the country’s largest public library networks are set to ballot for industrial action over controversial merger plans.

Their union, Impact, said the result of the ballot of some 150 staff of the Cork city and county library services will be announced early in July and, if they back industrial action, the precise form of action will be decided then.

Impact spokesman Bernard Harbor said staff will be balloted on action up to and including all-out strike action.