LRC convenes talks in electricians’ dispute

The Labour Relations Commission has convened talks for tomorrow in an attempt to resolve a dispute over pay in the electrical contracting sector.

The National Implementation Body, intervened over the threatened strike by some 10,500 electricians on Monday.

The talks are scheduled to get underway at 2.30pm and will be chaired by the chief executive of the LRC Kieran Mulvey.

The National Implementation Body says if the strike goes ahead it has the potential to create very serious disruption across the economy.

The business group IBEC says the TEEU's demands for a pay increase are indefensible at a time when so many people are jobless.