Ballot of water workers over restructuring shows 'huge support' for strike action

Under a deal reached last year, council workers currently providing water services in their areas could opt to become full and direct employees of Irish Water.

Early ballot results from Siptu members working in water services has confirmed “huge support” for strike action, the union has said, which could result in “significant disruption” to water services if such action goes ahead in June.

The issue relates to the protection of earnings for workers opting not to transfer to Uisce Éireann, formerly Irish Water, as the body assumes direct management of all water services staff.