SIPTU members in Cork have served notice of industrial action on GMC Civil and Mechanical Engineering, with the first work stoppage day planned for next week.
The company maintains and upgrades the network for Gas Networks Ireland in the Republic of Ireland.
Due to the increase in the cost of living, gas workers are asking for a 5 per cent annual pay increase
Two 1-day strikes will take place on Friday, the 19th and 26th of May, with pickets on five GMC depots across the country at Whitestown in Cork, as well as Dublin, Limerick and Carlow.
Speaking to RedFM News, Industrial Organiser with SIPTU, Andrew McGuinness says their members are essential to the maintenance of the gas network.
"These group of workers maintain, repair and install the gas infrastructure that delivers the gas to commercial premises and residents.
"There will be no maintenance or repairs carried out on the two days of the stoppage, nor over those weekend periods neither."
