Debenhams workers to campaign for redundancy legislation reform
Former Debehnams staff have vowed to continue to campaign for reform of redundancy legislation.
Yesterday workers voted to accept the offer of a €3 milion training fund after after 400 days of action.
330 workers at Debenhams on Patrick Street and at Mahon Point shopping centre all lost their jobs last year with the closure of the Irish stores
and former staff battled for a better redundancy deal, staging pickets, protests, marches, occupations and blockades right up until recent days.
Speaking to RedFM News former Debenhams shop steward Valerie Conlon says she felt she had no choice but to vote for the training fund.
"We have to get something passed at this stage for the employees.
"It isn't adequate, they can do it in other countries but they can't do it in Ireland.
"So yes, we will still be campaigning for that, and we will totally be behind anything that may come in."
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