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17/07/2012
President To Meet Former Vita Cortex Workers
President Michael D Higgins will meet with the former Vita Cortex workers when they visit him at Áras an Uachtaráin today, 17th July.
President Higgins invited the workers to the Áras after they successfully resolved their long dispute over outstanding redundancy payments with the owners of the Vita Cortex foam manufacturing plant in May.
Members of SIPTU, the workers occupied the plant at Kinsale Road, Cork for 161 days before the sit-in ended on Thursday, 24th May.
The workers and their families along with SIPTU Vice President, Patricia King and General Secretary, Joe O’Flynn, will meet the President.
(CD)
President Higgins invited the workers to the Áras after they successfully resolved their long dispute over outstanding redundancy payments with the owners of the Vita Cortex foam manufacturing plant in May.
Members of SIPTU, the workers occupied the plant at Kinsale Road, Cork for 161 days before the sit-in ended on Thursday, 24th May.
The workers and their families along with SIPTU Vice President, Patricia King and General Secretary, Joe O’Flynn, will meet the President.
(CD)
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