Construction projects for major companies including Intel, Diageo, Eli Lilly, Analog and the ESB are being hit by industrial action. Plumbers, fitters, welders and apprentices, who are members of the Unite trade union, are taking strike action in a dispute over travel allowances. A full-day work stoppage began at midnight and involves pickets being placed on selected large construction sites where members of the Mechanical Engineering & Building Services Contractors' Association (MEBSCA) are car