Lift technicians settle Otis dispute

A strike at the lift company Otis, which has been under way for the last month, has ended.

A strike at the lift company Otis, which has been under way for the last month, has ended.

The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) said today its members had voted to end the work stoppage.

The dispute centred on plans by the company to introduce compulsory redundancy for a number of staff.

In a statement, the union said the staff involved in the strike had voted narrowly to accept settlement terms which reduced the number of compulsory redundancies from six to one and increased the number of voluntary redundancies available to employees from five to 11.

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The settlement terms emerged following talks at the Labour Relations Commission.

The union carried out a consultation process with members over recent days on the proposals.

TEEU assistant general secretary Arthur Hall said: "The system is at crisis point and our members will facilitate an orderly return to work."

"There is also a need to rebuild trust within the company and we fully endorse the Labour Relations Commission formula for a return to work that there must be no victimisation in the aftermath of this dispute."

Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Martin Wall is the Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times.