Labour Court rejects union claim for £500 rise for Bell Lines Dublin staff

In 1989, the Labour Court did not recommend conceding the Irish Transport And General Workers' Union's claim for the 31 clerical workers in Bell Lines Limited's Dublin office to receive the £500 increase applied in Waterford. The recommendation was dated 23 February 1989. The union argued that the Dublin workers were treated less favourably. Bell Lines said the Waterford arrangement addressed a pay imbalance between clerical and operational workers without increasing costs. The Court referred to the terms of the Programme for National Recovery.