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UP TO 70 staff are to lose their jobs at a vaccine manufacturing facility in Sligo.
Staff at Elanco were told today that around 35-42% of the workforce would be shed in the coming weeks at the plant.
The decision has been called a “major blow” by local Sinn Féin councillor Thomas Healy.
He told TheJournal.ie that manufacturing in the region had taken a number of blows in recent years.
“Any employer getting rid of that many jobs in Sligo is a huge blow.”
In 2010, the company invested in a centre of excellence at the site, securing 120 jobs. However, they say that the redundancies do not change the site’s mission.
In a statement to TheJournal.ie, they said that the factory will remain, but had to be more profitable.
These changes, while very difficult, are necessary to position the facility to continue to provide high quality, cost-effective products for Elanco customers and meet long-term business needs. The site’s mission is not changing. Sligo will continue to operate as the commercialisation and label and packaging hub for Europe.
“At this time, a 30-day statutory consultation phase will commence to help employees understand the changes and examine any options that may be available to them.”
Elanco employs more than 7,000 people worldwide, with offices in more than 40 countries, and is a division of pharma giant Eli Lilly and Company. In 2013, Eli Lilly posted revenue of $23 billion.
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I think another contract by an outsourced development team, contracted by another provider, who can consult on the other contractors contract is required. Or has ESB not done this? Recognition of the Union and pay them fairly. Outsourcing is a race to the bottom by corporations. Keep it cheap for technicians while management lick the cream off the profit’s.
@Twitruser2021: the ESB is a semi-state I’m afraid – whatever profits are made don’t go to “management”.
Existing ESB unions are poison as it is, milking the lot of us. No surprise they don’t want to recognise a new one.
@Pseud O’Nym: = naivety at its greatest
@Twitruser2021: bull one of the best paid employees in the country. Greed that is all it is. Unions = dysfunctional
@john s: get a job with them so!
What the ESB are saying is the will only negotiate with “Approved Unions “ those who the company deem appropriate . The day the employer tells the worker who can and Cannot represent them is a bad day for workers everywhere .
@Airwave81: not true, you will fine that it is the original union that won’t let employers recognise competion unions.
Why don’t the company engage in talks with the union? The union is willing to meet them on the matter but they refuse!
@Bull McCabe: I would guess the other unions don’t want a new union infringing on their patch. The official unions will want to be the only workers representatives. Management would be the same, It be a nightmare if dozens of unions popped up and they all want to negotiate separately.
Power to the people
This is a union battle, does ictu recognise this union. I knew sliptru would be involved. I hope the ESB go to the wrc. They have significant members and should be recognised..
Effectively what they are saying is we have no way to influence this union so we won’t speak to them.
@Ciaran Burke: no what they are saying is the other unions won’t let them talk to them
One of the best paid group of employees in the country with pensions to match going on strike,many large european economies have better systems in place with one union representing all company employees, multible unions representing a few thousand employees is ridiculous that no employer wants to have to deal with.
@Richard Mccarthy: The Esb don’t pay the Electrical rate so no they are not the best paid in the country .
@Terry O Shea: bull, these are probably getting more and they have a big pension
have your say