Other news in brief
Libraries and Irish Water
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Library members general meeting
IMPACT Library members in local authorities met on 11th September. National secretary Peter Nolan reported on three recent conciliation hearings held at the WRC in July August, covering the future of the local authority library service, adequate staffing and levels workforce planning, amalgamations, county librarian vacancies, library management systems, qualifications, staffless libraries, branch librarians and grade V (libraries).
Peter reported some progress on all of the issues but said that maintaining a promotional outlet for library assistants and senior library assistants had been opposed by the employers. This remains a priority for all library staff.
The Divisional Executive Committee (DEC) is to consider next steps at its meeting tomorrow (20th September). Peter warned the meeting that the DEC may have to consider initiating industrial action procedures if a solution to the impasse can’t be found.
Irish Water Regional Capital Offices
IMPACT members in water services capital works met on 11th September at IMPACT’s head office. The meeting considered Irish Waters proposals in relation to the establishment of eleven regional capital offices. The proposals may affect IMPACT administrative and technical members.
IMPACT national secretary Peter Nolan said Irish Water intends to negotiate the matter and welcomed the commitment by the utility that no IMPACT member would be compulsorily moved from their existing local authority. The union had advised Irish Water that this would be a ‘redline’ issue for the union. He advised that the union believes all secondment arrangements would have to be on a voluntary basis. A series of negotiations will commence with Irish Water this week.
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