Strike action may hit UCC in September
Staff at UCC are to be balloted on potential strike action this September.
Staff at UCC are to be balloted on potential strike action this September.
The entire campus would essentially come to a stand still for a day if 800 SIPTU members at the college vote to support the campaign of their collegues in Tyndall Institute.
The row over pay inequality has already resulted in a number of strike days at the research institute.
The union claim there is a difference of pay between employees at the Institute and those doing similar work on the UCC campus of between 10 to 20%.
AUDIO: Speaking to RedFM News Bill Mulchay of SIPTU says they have no choice but to escalate their campaign.
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