SIPTU leader pledges support for TEEU strike action

The country's largest trade union SIPTU is pledging its support for a nationwide strike by electricians tomorrow.

More than 10,000 electricians will down tools in the morning in protest over their employers’ refusal to award them an 11% pay hike.

Talks aimed at resolving the row collapsed at the Labour Relations Commission.

SIPTU President Jack O'Connor has offered his backing to the TEEU trade union for tomorrow's action, describing it as completely justified.

He said he will also support any application from the TEEU to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for an all-out picket.