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Tara Mines staff reject rescue plan to reopen facility

Tensions are high between Boliden and trade unions amid ongoing talks at the WRC, with staff unhappy with the terms of a deal offered by the company

Boliden Tara Mines said it was continuing to engage with the group of unions that represent staff at the facility

Staff at Tara Mines have rejected a rescue plan – including layoffs and pay freezes – aimed at getting the Co Meath facility reopened after more than six months of closure.

At a meeting on Wednesday evening, around 60 shop stewards represented by Siptu, the trade union, voted unanimously against a proposal tabled by Boliden, the Swedish company that owns the mine, in a bid to reopen it.

Delegates gave union officials a mandate to ...