The strike involving community workers at Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) has been resolved, according to a report today from the Community Worker's Co-op and confirmed by SIPTU.
All local work under the Local and Community Development Programme - among other work carried out by the not-for-profit company - had come to a halt as ten workers went on strike after four of them were issued with redundancy notices.
It was the first industrial strike in the State’s largest Gaeltacht in 30 years and the Labour Court yesterday "found in favour of the workers, ordered the redundancies to be removed and staff reinstated, and a mediator to be appointed," said the CWC statement.
The workers were supported by their union SIPTU which argued that the redundancies were not required and that alternative solutions to cost saving at the company can be achieved.
MFG Teo is based in Connemara and provides vital services to the most vulnerable communities in the area.
You can watch a video interview - prior to the Labour Court announcement - with one of the striking workers here.
Normal work resumed today.
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