Electricians' strike to severely hit building work

More than 6,000 electricians are go on strike on June 10th, it emerged today.

The strike will hit severely affect the construction industry or any companies - such as shops, factories, or small hospitals - that contract out their electrical work. It will also affect people hoping to have electical work done in their homes.

The workers voted by 95 per cent for a national strike in the electrical contracting sector over the weekend and met this morning to finalise a date for action.

The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union says a 1 per cent once-off payment for inflation due under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness has not been paid.

It also says employers have failed to agree a new pay rate for the industry, due to come into effect on April 1st.

The dispute concerns several hundred employers across the State.