Bord na Mona is facing serious industrial unrest after its workforce of over 2,000 voted for strike action in a long-running pay dispute.
Members of SIPTU, AMICUS, TWU, and ATGWU unions voted by a margin of six-to-one for industrial action this afternoon.
Unions claim Bord na Mona has failed to deliver the second half of a 6 per cent pay increase, agreed last February. The first 3 per cent was paid in March, and the second one was due last month.
However the company queried the level of productivity achieved as part of the pay rise.
The 6 per cent agreement came on top of the National Wage Agreement.
The ESB is currently building two now peat-burning power stations in Lanesboro, Co Longford, and Shannonbridge, Co Offaly. Bellacorrick in Co Mayo which is the only peat-burning station providing power to the national grid at the moment, is earmarked for closure in the new year.
The other ESB stations are powered by oil, gas and hydroelectric power.