Corrib Oil Ballinasloe workers to strike on Thursday, 22 December

Monday 19 December 2022

WORKERS AT CORRIB OIL, BALLINASLOE, TO STRIKE NEXT THURSDAY OVER COMPANY’S REFUSAL TO RECOGNISE THEIR RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY MANDATE TRADE UNION

Staff at the Corrib Oil filling station in Ballinasloe will strike next Thursday, 22 December over the company’s refusal to recognise their right to be represented by the Mandate Trade Union.

John Carty, Mandate’s Western Divisional Organiser, said that Corrib Oil’s staff want their employer to recognise their union and agree to a procedural agreement to deal with any issues that might arise for them.

“The Corrib Oil staff in Ballinasloe joined Mandate and have asked us to engage with the company to put a procedural agreement in place so that any issues they have can be dealt with collectively and in an orderly fashion. Unfortunately, since last August, Corrib Oil haven’t yet seriously engaged with Mandate, their staff’s chosen union, on putting such an agreement in place.

“The Corrib Oil staff were left with no choice but to take strike action because of the company’s refusal to seriously engage with Mandate – a decision they took overwhelmingly but with regret, conscious of the inconvenience it will cause their customers in the run-up to Christmas. The strike action will be taken next Thursday, 22 December and further action may be necessary if a resolution to these issues isn’t found,” John Carty concluded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

John Carty, Mandate Western Divisional Organiser, 091-562750