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Oberstown staff begin eight-hour work stoppage over safe staffing
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Oberstown staff walk outStaff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in north County Dublin have begun an eight-hour work stoppage on Tuesday, walking out from 9am to 5pm in a deepening dispute over resourcing and safe staffing.
The stoppage follows the breakdown of talks between union negotiators and Oberstown management, who were unable to reach agreement “on key issues”, as RTÉ News reported.
Why Oberstown staff are strikingWe agree with management that staff safety and the safety of the young people in Oberstown are inseparable.
Unfortunately, talks have broken down because Oberstown is refusing to include key elements of our claim in the business case going to the department.
Fórsa national secretary Hazel Nolan said safe staffing at the campus had been “a long-standing concern” for staff, The Journal reported.