What if they refuse to recognise the union?
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Save yourselves a lot of hassle and join SIPTU.
When management raise the question of reducing your hours simply refer them to your union and request that all negotiations take place with them.
What if they refuse to recognise the union?
#The state recognises Unions, if company refuses to recognise that members have hired external help (Unions, IR Solicitors) whatever case is, they can proceed to arbritation and get ruling whether employer is involved or not.
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If an employer refuses to recognise a trade union, then the union can initially apply to the Labour Relations Commision for a non binding resolution and subsequenetly to the Labour Court for a binding resolution forcing the employer to recognise the union. My experience of the latter is that it can take a number of years to get such a binding resolution. Note as well before you can get such a determination, the employees must have exhausted the companies internal dispute resolution procedures (if they have any)
However the Ryanair saga (Ryanair took such a labour Court decision to the Supreme Court in 2007 and won) has placed a question mark over such Labour Court decisions.
At the end of the day, most employers end up accepting the LRC or LC decision on grounds of cost.