there is no Excessive strike action, only intransigent management.
Irish Water, what a bunch of bastards
Had a boil notice in Waterford and Tipp since Tuesday, forgot this morning so I might die or not.
Tbf to IW, they have been in negotiations with the unions for years now.
And have hammered out a deal that has gotten most on board.
The last problem with the lads staying with councils and grades, wasn’t really their problem.
It’s a bit strange that this union pop up at the very end arguing that they weren’t involved. Why didn’t they kick up 5 years ago?
And also for anyone in these areas, the boil water notice is just a precaution.
If you look into any serious issue that Irish Water get the blame for, I’d say 9/10 it’s the local authorities’ fault. Biggest examples that come to mind are the Boil Water Notice from the Leixlip Plant a few years ago, where the Fingal staffer manning the plant went asleep and missed the alarms. Prior to that the unions had been opposing connecting the plant to the Irish Water central warning system.
Second one was the recent one in Gorey where loads of people got sick. Local Authority staff hadn’t checked the plant or acknowledged an alarm.
I get that change is hard, but the current system of managing water and wastewater is a joke. Get the staff over to Irish Water as soon as possible.
I am from South Tipp, and the amount of boil water notices this year is nearly in double figures. What an absolute shit show of an organisation.
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there is no Excessive strike action, only intransigent management.
Irish Water, what a bunch of bastards
Had a boil notice in Waterford and Tipp since Tuesday, forgot this morning so I might die or not.
Tbf to IW, they have been in negotiations with the unions for years now.
And have hammered out a deal that has gotten most on board.
The last problem with the lads staying with councils and grades, wasn’t really their problem.
It’s a bit strange that this union pop up at the very end arguing that they weren’t involved. Why didn’t they kick up 5 years ago?
And also for anyone in these areas, the boil water notice is just a precaution.
If you look into any serious issue that Irish Water get the blame for, I’d say 9/10 it’s the local authorities’ fault. Biggest examples that come to mind are the Boil Water Notice from the Leixlip Plant a few years ago, where the Fingal staffer manning the plant went asleep and missed the alarms. Prior to that the unions had been opposing connecting the plant to the Irish Water central warning system.
Second one was the recent one in Gorey where loads of people got sick. Local Authority staff hadn’t checked the plant or acknowledged an alarm.
I get that change is hard, but the current system of managing water and wastewater is a joke. Get the staff over to Irish Water as soon as possible.
I am from South Tipp, and the amount of boil water notices this year is nearly in double figures. What an absolute shit show of an organisation.