SIPTU say they believe the redundancy package proposed by management at Tara Mines is aimed at stripping the terms and conditions of workers at the Navan mine.
They say the release issued by Tara Mines management of a strategy document proposing voluntary redundancy terms is "reckless" and "aimed more at public relations than negotiating in good faith." On Friday last, Boliden said they had agreed to open a voluntary redundancy scheme as long as an agreement could be reached with employees.
The union and Boliden meet again tomorrow in the Workplace relations commission. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John Regan, said: "The company sent two documents to the unions and had gone public within the hour. He said that is a slap in the face to the workers involved and a strategy aimed more at public relations than negotiating in good faith.
Mr Regan added that over 145 days after unilaterally laying off 650 people, it simply beggars belief that Tara Mines would want workers to find out about their jobs through the local and national media."
