Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: CD90184 Case Number: LCR12961 Section / Act: S20(1) Parties: WELLMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - and - MANUFACTURING SCIENCE FINANCE |
Claim for Union recognition and a procedural agreement on behalf of process controllers.
Recommendation:
4. The Court, having adjourned the hearing in connection with the
Union's claim for negotiating rights for process controllers
employed by the Company and being informed that direct contacts
between the parties have failed to resolve the issue recommends
that the Company recognise the Union and negotiate with it on
matters affecting this group of staff.
Division: Mr O'Connell Mr Keogh Mr O'Murchu
Text of Document__________________________________________________________________
CD90184 RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR12961
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1976
SECTION 20(1)
PARTIES: WELLMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
and
MANUFACTURING SCIENCE FINANCE
SUBJECT:
1. Claim for Union recognition and a procedural agreement on
behalf of process controllers.
BACKGROUND:
2. The workers concerned are employed at the Company's plant at
Mullagh, Kells, Co. Meath. In March, 1990 the Union wrote to the
Company stating that all of the process controllers employed at
Wellman International had joined the Union and requested a meeting
to negotiate a recognition and procedural agreement. The Company
did not respond to this communication and the Union referred the
dispute to the Labour Court under Section 20(1) of the Industrial
Relations Act, 1969 and agreed to be bound by the Court's
recommendation. A Court hearing was held on the 2nd May, 1990.
The Company did not attend the hearing but by letter received on
the 2nd May, 1990 requested an adjournment of the hearing pending
further discussions between the parties. No agreement was
reached and the Union then requested the Court to issue its
recommendation.
UNION'S ARGUMENTS:
3. 1. There are a total of ten process controllers in the
Company's employment and all are members of the Union. No
other union has negotiating rights for this grade. The Court
has recommended on numerous occasions that companies recognise
and negotiate with unions representing workers. The Union is
now requesting the Court to recommend that the Company grant
recognition and negotiating rights on behalf of the workers
concerned.
RECOMMENDATION:
4. The Court, having adjourned the hearing in connection with the
Union's claim for negotiating rights for process controllers
employed by the Company and being informed that direct contacts
between the parties have failed to resolve the issue recommends
that the Company recognise the Union and negotiate with it on
matters affecting this group of staff.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
John O'Connell
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24th July, 1990. Deputy Chairman
T.O'D./J.C.