Labour Court recommends malting industry unions accept agreement

In 1988, the Labour Court recommended that members of the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union and Federated Workers Union of Ireland accept a proposed comprehensive agreement for the malting industry. The recommendation was signed on 18 March 1988. The Irish Maltsters Association said an extra 1% had been paid in the 26th wage round in return for concluding the agreement. The unions’ members had rejected the draft in a national ballot, although negotiators had recommended it. The Court noted that the agreement would not change existing industry practices or conditions.