LGMA urged to prevent any further strike action



The Leitrim Local Government Management Agency is being urged to make every effort to prevent any further strike action by firefighters.

SIPTU retained firefighters have voted to accept proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission aimed at resolving a dispute over pay and conditions.

In a ballot of SIPTU members, 63% voted in favour of the deal.

Since June, around 2,000 retained firefighters had been engaged in a rolling campaign of industrial action, with pickets placed outside many local fire stations.

Drumshanbo-based Councillor Brendan Barry says it’s vital that commitments made by the LGMA are followed through:



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