12 noon, Saturday 27th February 2010 – Meet at Storm Cinema Car Park, Naas
BACKGROUND
The TEEU is in official dispute with Green Isle Foods, Naas since August 2009. This dispute is to have three wrongfully dismissed members reinstated.
• Management at Green Isle still refuses to engage with the TEEU, LRC, NIB, or accept the Labour Court Recommendation that states: The dismissals were unjustified and called for the reinstatement of the dismissed workers.
• This is despite the company having accepted Irish State Aid to the tune of €43,000,000.00
• The ICTU has granted the All-out Picket, while British strike breakers have left the company after being arrested for public disorder offences including serious assault. Irish scabs hired by Green Isle through recruitment agencies have replaced them since.
HUNGER STRIKE
Through insufferable frustration the striking workers have decided to embark on a Hunger Strike. Starting on Wednesday 17th February the Electrical Shop Steward will commence the Hunger Strike outside the plant. He will be joined by another striker one week later, then another and so on, to heighten awareness of their long running dispute and to secure the reinstatement of there wrongly dismissed colleagues.
NATIONAL RALLY & DAY OF PROTEST – 27 February 2010
To raise awareness of the management’s injustice, and to show support for the workers involved, the Kildare Council of Trades Unions is organising a Rally & Protest March on Saturday 27th February 2010. Meet 12 noon at the Storm Cinema Car Park and march to the Green Isle Factory.
It is essential that all available trade unionists their friends and families turn up to show their support for our members and their families who are showing tremendous bravery and resilience in their pursuit of fairness for our sacked members. Not only have they lost out financially but constantly face being passed by staff, self-righteous management and smug scabs.
Trades Councils & Union Branches all around the Country are pledging their support for the March for Justice as have a great many musicians, so please come along and show your support.
