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Company seeks injunction stopping refinery strike
Summary
In a High Court case on 18 October 2019, Murphy International Ltd (MIL), an engineering services provider to the Aughinish Alumina refinery in County Limerick, sought an injunction to stop a planned strike by the trade union Unite. MIL, which employs about 126 of the refinery's 1,100 workers as civil and mechanical operatives, argued that the strike, which was to begin the following Friday, would force the refinery to cease operations, harming MIL, its employees and the refinery's stakeholders. The company claimed it had been notified by Unite of the intended industrial action, which would include a strike, picketing and labour withdrawal. MIL also challenged the validity of a secret ballot conducted by Unite in September, asserting it was not a proper full and proper secret ballot. The court granted MIL permission to serve short‑notice proceedings on an ex‑parte basis, allowing the case to be returned next week for further hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Company seeks injunction stopping refinery strike. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2019-10-18 Publication
Case subjects
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Places mentioned
- High Court
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