Staff at Oberstown to take part in work stoppage after talks break down
Staff at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus are planning an eight-hour work stoppage following a breakdown in negotiations regarding staffing and safety. The Fórsa union claims management has failed to address critical recruitment and safety concerns.
Why it matters
Industrial action in essential services like youth detention centers highlights ongoing labor disputes and systemic resource challenges in public sectors.
FÓRSA UNION MEMBERS at Oberstown Children Detention Campus will take part in an eight-hour work stoppage on Tuesday.
The industrial action, which will take place from 9am to 5pm, is due to a continuing dispute over resourcing and staffing at the campus.
It is the second in a series of planned weekly work stoppages, with further stoppages planned on 18 August and 25 August.
It follows a ballot of Fórsa members, concluded in May, which backed industrial action up to and including a full withdrawal of labour.
Staff at Oberstown have been engaged in a work-to-rule action since 25 June.
Despite engagement between union negotiators and Oberstown management today, they were unable to reach agreement “on key issues”, Fórsa said in a statement.
The union also expressed frustration that no representative from the Department of Children was present.
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