Workers in Bord na Móna’s waste and recycling division have moved closer to industrial action after the results of a postal vote by trade union members. Siptu members in the business voted 61 per cent against supporting Workplace Relations Commission recommendations in relation to the sale of the business to KAES Recycling Holdings Ltd, a part of the Killarney-based KWD Group. Thirty-nine per cent voted for the WRC recommendations. About 500 people work in the business called Bord na Móna Recycling, of which the majority are members of Siptu. A strike committee is now due to meet this Tuesday evening…

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