160 members of staff at Roscommon County Council are staging a third one-day strike today in a row over flexi-leave.
The Fórsa trade union for public servants said the council workers are on strike in support of family-friendly working practices.
Roscommon County Council's new chairman Ivan Connaughton said he would like to see both sides return to talks to try and resolve the dispute but this cannot happen until industrial action ends.
The union said it has been more than 12 months since any worker was approved for flexi-leave.
Another one day strike is planned for next Tuesday.
Fórsa said the council’s failure to allow workers take additional time off is anti-family and in breach of binding Labour Court recommendations issued last year.
The Labour Court ruled that Roscommon council staff should have the same rights as their colleagues through the local government sector.
