Another industrial action seems likely at Lloyd Pharmacy

A new industrial action at LloydsPharmacy now seems likely after a group of workers who have organized several strike days in recent weeks voted overwhelmingly to reject proposals for terms and conditions made between the company and a representative body internal.

The Mandate union said that there was a 96% vote against Friday's proposals among the workers concerned.

However, a vote of all staff on new proposals being organized by the internal staff representation body is to start next week.

About 270 employees of the company, who work in about forty outlets, organized a seventh day of strike Friday in a conflict centered on wages, conditions and union recognition.

About 160 of these workers attended a general meeting organized by Mandate and then organized a protest outside the Citywest headquarters in Dublin.

LloydsPharmacy said Friday that its representative committee represented the majority of its colleagues. in the company. He argued that the mandate represented a minority of staff, less than 20 percent of the total.

"We understand that the LloydsPharmacy CRC, the representative body of employees who negotiates for and represents all LloydsPharmacy colleagues, intends to official newsletter next week on further improvements proposed to the terms and conditions of colleagues, "said the company.

The union said the dispute was centered on wage demands and the introduction of additional salary scales, the introduction of a sick pay system, the security of working hours and the elimination of contracts at zero hours. It also implies improved annual leave entitlements and holiday bonuses.

Next round of voting

The company denied that it operates a system of contracts at zero hours.

LloydsPharmacy stated that at the next vote of the workforce, staff would vote on proposals that would include the introduction of salary scales in the company, the company's own company, and the company's own staff. introduction of a new long-service recognition benefit providing additional annual leave for relevant colleagues, all pharmacists' fees for pharmacists, the development and implementation of a voluntary redundancy plan, with the participation of CRC, through the company and the introduction of schedules for each staff member, giving them unequivocal certainty.

"These proposals represent a further improvement in the terms and conditions of colleagues and follow the introduction of a new salary agreement last June." This agreement was supported by a majority of colleagues at Lloyds Pharmacy and allowed to increase the salary of all colleagues, at all levels, in all of our activities. "

Earlier Friday, the Secretary General of the Mandate John Douglas called the management of LloydsPharmacy to avoid "other damage" to the company and prevent any future industrial action by simply accepting a meeting with the workers' representatives.

As we begin the seventh strike action on July 27, which is a very prejudicial dispute, we again offer to the company, without prejudice, the opportunity to discuss the issues in dispute and to the best way to solve them. These discussions could be facilitated by trusted third parties or by another mechanism that maintains the integrity of all parties. "

LloydsPharmacy has not yet commented on Friday's developments.