Labour Court rejects fork-lift drivers’ union claim over 1974 agreement

In 1990, the Labour Court recommended that Showerings Ltd not concede the Irish Transport and General Workers Union and Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union’s claim that a 1974 agreement applied to fork-lift drivers. The recommendation was signed on 18 January 1990. The claim followed a dispute over whether a fork-lift driver was entitled to a helper when unloading goods. The unions said the agreement applied to the work and sought discussions on settlement terms. Showerings Ltd argued it covered transport drivers, not fork-lift drivers. The Court found the agreement had no relevance to fork-lift drivers.