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Ruling on UCC bid to prevent picketing to be given on Monday

Summary

The High Court will decide on Monday whether to grant University College Cork's request for an injunction that would stop SIPTU and IFUT employees from picketing six of the twelve entrances to UCC's main campus next week. The college argues that the planned picketing, linked to a long‑running pay dispute at the Tyndall National Institute, would be an escalation that could disrupt staff and, more importantly, students taking exams. SIPTU contends it has the right to picket the entrances and that the action would not affect examinations, describing UCC's concerns as alarmist. The judge, Mr Justice Paul Gilligan, heard submissions from both sides, noted the urgency, and reserved his decision, to be delivered on Monday. IFUT's general secretary attended the hearing but the union did not participate in the application. The case centres on whether the picketing is a legitimate trade dispute action or an attempt to coerce non‑involved staff.

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What: Report matter: Ruling on UCC bid to prevent picketing to be given on Monday. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2015-05-08 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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