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PLANS to cut working hours at the Element Six factory in Shannon have been strongly resisted by staff.
Short time working hours were due to come into effect yesterday but staff have continued to work as per normal working arrangements.
Shannon SIPTU branch organiser Mary O’Donnell said management had failed to negotiate the proposals with staff
“The company decided in Decem- ber that they were going to intro- duce short-time working hours. But SITPU members, decided prior to Christmas, that, given the fact that there had been no negotiation or dis- cussions of a meaningful kind with the union, that we would not be ac- cepting the new conditions,’ she said.
Element Six employs over 500 peo- ple at it’s Shannon plant.