ballot for industrial action<\/a>, commenced on 12 August and closed on 21 August, after workers rejected management\u2019s attempt to link the new pay agreement with the proposed flexibility arrangements.<\/p>\nUnite general secretary Sharon Graham welcomed the decision, saying the outcome demonstrated the importance of workers standing together and being prepared to take industrial action.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cOur members\u2019 dedication and expertise have made Flahavan\u2019s a household name throughout Ireland and that the latest development showed that the best way for workers to defend their terms and conditions is by being organised in a strong union.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The 100 Unite workers will now ballot on the proposed pay deal. Once that process is complete, Unite and management are expected to engage on the remaining issues, including the flexibility arrangements.<\/p>\n
Unite regional officer Eoin Drummey said the decision by the company to \u201cdecouple the proposed pay deal from an unagreed flexibility policy vindicates our members\u2019 position\u201d.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Flavahan\u2019s said: \u201cWe have worked hard to provide a constructive way forward that supports our employees while ensuring the long-term success of the business.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the decision by our employees not to proceed with industrial action. This represents a positive step in the process, and we hope it will enable all parties to move towards a fair and sustainable resolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cFlahavan\u2019s greatly values its employees and the positive working relationship we have built together over many years. We remain committed to engaging constructively and look forward to the outcome of the ballot on the proposed agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Flavahan\u2019s plant which is located at Kilmacthomas produces over half all the oats sold in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A STRIKE HAS been averted at one of the country\u2019s biggest porridge manufacturers after a change in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,255343,61,60,255344,255345,114722,1562,46712,73429,6513],"class_list":["post-602487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-flahavans","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kilmacthomas","tag-oat-so-good","tag-porridge","tag-strike","tag-trade-union","tag-unite","tag-waterford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}