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05/05/2017
Unions Refuse To Accept Closure Of Briquette Plant In Tipperary
The Bord na Móna (BNM) Group of Unions is refusing to accept a decision by the company to close its peat briquette plant in Littleton, County Tipperary.
BNM Group of Unions Secretary and SIPTU Organiser, John Regan, said: "We do not accept the decision to close the plant in Littleton and it will be opposed by our members by all legitimate means including industrial action.
"There have been issues with sales of peat briquettes in the last two years. However, our members believe this move is premature and unwarranted, particularly as the plant is also in a process of diversifying its output with the development of a biomass briquette. The decision is part of a wider pattern of choices by the management of BNM which has led to our members increasingly questioning the entire strategic direction of the Board.
"It is totally unacceptable that this decision was made by senior management without advance engagement with the BNM Group of Unions. This has angered our members and deeply disappointed them."
(CD/LM)
BNM Group of Unions Secretary and SIPTU Organiser, John Regan, said: "We do not accept the decision to close the plant in Littleton and it will be opposed by our members by all legitimate means including industrial action.
"There have been issues with sales of peat briquettes in the last two years. However, our members believe this move is premature and unwarranted, particularly as the plant is also in a process of diversifying its output with the development of a biomass briquette. The decision is part of a wider pattern of choices by the management of BNM which has led to our members increasingly questioning the entire strategic direction of the Board.
"It is totally unacceptable that this decision was made by senior management without advance engagement with the BNM Group of Unions. This has angered our members and deeply disappointed them."
(CD/LM)
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