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Sunday 29 November 2020
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar opened an €85 million extension to Bausch and Lomb in Waterford this morning.
Bausch and Lomb workers agreed to a string of cost cutting measures to keep the plant viable in 2014.
The company has thanked workers for approving the plan to dramatically cut spending at the contact lens plant.
SIPTU staff voted in favour of the measures. TEEU members will vote tomorrow.
Proposals to cut pay have been modified downward from 20 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
The current Enterprise Minister held the same role back 18 years ago.
Senator Katherine Zappone thinks they need to be updated and will present a Bill on the subject in the Seanad today.
The talks are being held with a view to reaching agreement on a plan to keep the plant open and secure its future.
SIPTU has said that the proposed 20 per cent pay cut and 200 jobs losses are unacceptable.
Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know this morning as things get back to normal after the bank holiday weekend.
Everyone’s talking about Labour Party leadership, marathons and job worries in Waterford.
Last week workers were told they could either take a 20 per cent pay cut, with 200 redundancies in the company, or the plant would be closed.
The company, which is the biggest in Waterford, is seeking up to 200 redundancies.
The IDA’s chief says pay cuts are preferable to the multinational leaving.
Workers have been told that there could be even further job losses if they don’t agree to wage slash.
Bausch and Lomb has said that “substantial cost reductions” are required at the plant.
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Independent TD John Halligan said the Department had been aware of the issue for some time.
Fifty jobs have been created at a US financial services company in Dublin, while one of the south-east’s biggest employers has announced a €70 million investment in its Waterford base.
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
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