SIPTU members formally employed at the Rehab Enterprises logistics centre in Raheen, Limerick, have voted to accept a redundancy package from the company following a protest campaign to highlight its breach of a collective agreement.
SIPTU Organiser, Robbie Purfield, said a settlement to the long running dispute was accepted in a vote by members this week. "They welcome the additional payments which they have secured and it's a testament to what can be achieved by workers sticking together and fighting for their rights."
He said members showed resolve in the campaign and said they would like to thank all those who supported them which included elected representatives, disability rights campaigners and their local community.
The settlement involves 38 SIPTU members who were made redundant by Rehab Enterprises in early 2021 when it closed its logistics centre in Raheen, Limerick. The company contended that it could not afford to pay the agreed redundancy terms. Instead of honouring them, it unilaterally paid significantly reduced terms and let them go.
SIPTU Manufacturing Division Organiser, Greg Ennis, welcomed a resolution to this long running dispute "which has delivered enhanced redundancy payments to our Rehab Enterprise members formerly employed at the Raheen facility".
"The dignified and unflinching courage of our members throughout a long and public campaign for justice in relation to their redundancy pay was remarkable," he said.
