Mart workers strike again

Workers at the Clare Marts have returned to the picket lines today for the second consecutive day.

Sales at the Mart in Ennis yesterday had to be cancelled after several staff members went on strike in a row with management over pay and conditions. Mart workers are today striking in Kilrush.

A SIPTU spokesperson says they have been left with no choice after Labour Court recommendations were not implemented. A spokesperson for Clare Marts told Clare FM that it will be business as usual in both Kilrush today and in Ennis tomorrow despite the pickets.

Mart workers strike again

Workers at the Clare Marts have returned to the picket lines today for the second consecutive day.

Sales at the Mart in Ennis yesterday had to be cancelled after several staff members went on strike in a row with management over pay and conditions. Mart workers are today striking in Kilrush.

A SIPTU spokesperson says they have been left with no choice after Labour Court recommendations were not implemented. A spokesperson for Clare Marts told Clare FM that it will be business as usual in both Kilrush today and in Ennis tomorrow despite the pickets.

A&E Nurses Vote To Strike

It is reported today that nurses in the accident and emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick have voted by an overwhelming majority to go on strike.

Some 80% have voted in favour of industrial action over a lack of resources, but the Irish Nurses Organisation says it still hopes the HSE will agree to sit down and discuss the matter.

Clare is currently served by the emergency department in Limerick following the withdrawal of 24 hour cover in Ennis recently.