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Former Vita Cortex staff meet President Higgins

Former Vita Cortex workers travelled to Áras an Uachtaráin today to meet President Michael D Higgins.

News • 17 Jul 12

Crowds greet Vita Cortex workers as protest ends

The five-month sit-in by former workers at the Vita Cortex manufacturing plant in Cork has ended.

News • 24 May 12

Vita Cortex begins transferring redundancy sums

The owner of the Vita Cortex plant in Cork has begun to transfer redundancy payments into the bank accounts of former staff.

News • 22 May 12

Former Vita Cortex workers hoping to end sit-in

Former Vita Cortex workers in Cork are hoping to finally leave the factory building this week.

News • 21 May 12

Former Vita Cortex workers waiting for payments

Former workers at the Vita Cortex plant in Cork say their sit-in will continue until they receive outstanding redundancy payments.

News • 03 May 12

Former workers at Vita Cortex have voted to accept a proposal for outstanding redundancy payments from the owners of the company

Vita Cortex staff accept redundancy payments plan

Former workers of Vita Cortex have voted to accept a proposal for outstanding redundancy payments from the owners of the company.

News • 03 May 12

Vita Cortex rejects mediation proposals

The board and management of Vita Cortex have rejected mediation proposals aimed at resolving the four-month dispute at the company over redundancy payments.

News • 30 Apr 12

SIPTU criticises Vita Cortex after talks failure

SIPTU has criticised a claim by Vita Cortex that the company walked out of a mediation process because the union was only representing two thirds of the workers involved in the redundancy dispute.

News • 20 Apr 12

Vita Cortex staff to attend mediation with owners

Mediation talks will take place next week between the owner of Vita Cortex in Cork and former employees who have been staging a sit-in protest at the factory for the past 118 days.

News • 13 Apr 12