BNM Recycling Workers In Wicklow Commence Strike Ballot Over Threat To Employment Conditions

SIPTU members employed in Bord na Móna (BNM) Recycling will commence a ballot for strike action in response to the threat to their terms and conditions of employment from a proposed privatisation of the company.

SIPTU has called for a full investigation into the proposed sale of Bord na Móna Recycling to a private unlimited company for an amount which has not been revealed and in a manner which provides no guarantee for our members’ terms and conditions of employment.

The move will also result in domestic waste collection in the State being left solely in the hands of the private sector.

The ballot of SIPTU members employed in Bord na Móna Recycling will be conducted in the workplace and is expected to be completed by early March.

There are over 135,000 households serviced by the company, with many workers based here in County Wicklow.