Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

SIPTU and Connect Trade Union workers in SK biotek Ireland are on the picket line this morning. They have effectively been locked out of their workplace. I met with the 140 workers and their representative at 8.30 this morning. It is six weeks to Christmas and they have been locked out.

Will the Taoiseach join with me in urging the company to honour the transfer of undertakings agreement and constructively engage with these workers? The programme for Government contains many commitments to job creation. We also need to look at the protection of workers’ rights, existing agreements and the protection of 140 jobs in the company.

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