RAP factory workers urged to open talks with management

Workers at the RAP factory in Gweedore have been urged to sit down and open talks with management in a bid to avoid strike action. 

SIPTU members at the Gweedore Packaging firm have planned a 16-hour work stoppage on September 24th in a bid to get union recognition.

Donegal TD and Minister for the Irish language, Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh, said: “I understand that trade union Siptu has notified the management of R.A. Pacaisti in Gaoth Dobhair of strike action which is planned for next week.

“I would urge all sides involved in this dispute, the company management, the workers and their union representatives, to engage with one another to see if there is room for mediation or grounds for a potential resolution to the dispute.”

Joe McHugh, TD, has urged workers and management to avoid a strike at the RAP factory

“I have had discussions with some officials in Údáras na Gaeltachta about the issues which have arisen at RAP and I am also aware of the positions being taken by both the company management and the workforce.

“I again appeal to both sides to sit down with one another to see if there is room to work through the grievances and avoid a strike.”