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WORKERS AT ESB have agreed to meet with management at the Labour Relations Commission following an intervention by government.
Minister Pat Rabbitte asked the LRC to resolve the dispute over pensions before consumers are impacted by interruptions to the country’s power supply.
The ESB Group of Unions is planning industrial action, beginning 16 December.
In an irate statement in the early hours of this morning, the unions slammed a “so-called offer” it had received from ESB management yesterday. The offer, it said, will infuriate every union member of the Defined Benefit pension scheme.
“Yesterday, ESB management stated to the Unions that they agreed that the description of this scheme as a DB scheme and, simultaneously as a DC scheme, was no longer sustainable. Today, that same management tabled a formal so called ‘offer’ which did just that,” the unions explained.
“Given that ESB management have again demonstrated utter bad faith and duplicity the ESB Group of Unions welcome an invitation from the Labour Relations Commission for a meeting and have agreed to such a meeting.”
Announcing the government’s intervention, Rabbitte said:
It is unthinkable that our economic recovery should be jeopardised, domestic consumers inconvenienced and our country’s reputation undermined by a power disruption that appears to be out of all proportion to the issues in dispute.
“I have therefore this evening requested the Labour Relations Commission to convene the parties at the earliest possible time,” he added, noting that he hoped the LRC would be able to “clear up any uncertainty as early as possible”.
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My grandfather was in good company so, same unit as Leo!
@winston smith: chip off the old block?
I’d say your Grandfather wasn’t happy calling you after churchill so.
And there’s me thinking I was named after Winnie the Pooh…how could they!
Oriel House is a great story yet to be brought to the wider public! Pseudo intelligence unit doing the Free State Cabinets unsavoury work.
@Paul Maher: would now be known as a murder gang, only this was being done by the so called government.
@Larry Doherty: the so called goverment…… Did they the anti treaty side ever become the goverment or is it still the so called goverment 90 give or take years on
@Paul Maher:
GHQ Intelligence Squad, formed 1919, were based in Abbey Street.
GHQ Intelligence Office were based in Crowe Street.
Dublin Brigade ASU, formed in 1920, we’re based in Strand Street.
The Dublin Guard were based in Celbridge and later Beggars Bush.
Military Intelligence & CID were based in Oriel House – A common mistake made over the years by republicans is to say the Squad ended up being the murder gang in Oriel House. The funny thing is very few of the Squad had connections with Oriel House – only Paddy ‘Specky’ Griffin‘s name has been associated with the place in its early days. Nevertheless, it’s widely known that torture was used in Oriel House and men were murdered by members of the CID. Equally men were murdered and tortured by Dev’s men. It was a brutal Civil War.
Sure wasn’t the bold IRA more than a million brave men and women strong.. or was it two million??
Nice chips but at €3.50 …. They are a bit pricey
@Shane Freeney:
I agree too pricey and not the best in dublin golden chip in phibs way better
Smells fishy ! But great non the less.
When the chips are down, Burdocks is yer only man!
Documents have name listed as Liam Burdock social welfare fraud alive and well way back then.
@TonyF: his father was Patrick and his mother was Bella so who is Liam?
What a man!
Oriel House would make a great book if any historian got around to writing it.
Those in there lost the run of themselves after the death of Collins and were worse than the tans…
The DUP are now calling for immediate closure and decommissioning of all Leo burdocks premises before peace talks can recommence….
Have to visit next time I’m in the big smoke.
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