550 network technicians at ESB have started a two-day strike - saying they're not being properly consulted about the outsourcing of work.
The Independent Workers' Union began a work-to-rule over the Bank Holiday weekend, refusing to provide emergency cover even as rough weather hit many areas.
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The ESB says there was no delay to repairing outages as contingency arrangements were enough to deal with it.
Network technician Brian Baitson is chair of the strike committee - he says they want to defend their jobs.
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