The Electricians dispute was actually over unpaid benchmarking pay increases owed since 2001! The 'changing a lightbulb story' was how the management spun it to journos. Looks like you bought it.
Try the labour court website:
http://www.labourcourt.ie/labour/lab...ecommendations
and search for Case LCR18857 issued on 20/03/2007. the recommendation is as follows:
[The dispute before the Court concerns the Union's claim for monies due to four electricians under the terms of the Craftworkers Parallel Benchmarking Agreement and Sustaining Progress. As part of the work reorganisation, Hospital authorities sought the electricians to engage on the Change/Modernisation Agenda of the agreement and directed that certain electric light bulbs should be replaced as required by non-electrician staff. The Union objected maintaining that this was electrician's work and should remain so.
Having considered the Change/Modernisation Agenda, which is an integral part of the Craftworkers Parallel Benchmarking agreement, the Court is of the view that it was not unreasonable to expect electricians to co-operate with the requirement sought by management. Therefore, the Court recommends that the parties should meet to agree a protocol on the changing of light bulbs to be carried out without the involvement of electricians.]
My last word on the subject, and a polite Hint: Just suck it up and move on?
Note: edited the link on 14.11 for the hard of hearing