Industrial action looms at Apple in Cork after pay deal rejected

Siptu had argued that Apple had offered 45% pay rises to non-union retail workers in the US, but had only offered a 9% increase to its Cork production operators

Earlier this month, the Labour Court recommended that Apple’s 408 production workers at the tech giant's Hollyhill plant receive an additional 1.25% pay increase in addition to a 3% hike already agreed to by the firm, backdated to October 1 of last year. File picture: Dan Linehan

The threat of industrial action at Apple in Cork looms large after manufacturing workers at the plant voted to reject a Labour Court pay recommendation.

Earlier this month, the Labour Court recommended that Apple’s 408 production workers at the tech giant's Hollyhill plant receive an additional 1.25% pay increase in addition to a 3% hike already agreed to by the firm, backdated to October 1 of last year.