Hunger Strike for your job?

BluePlanet · 27-02-2010 11:40PM #1

The General Secretary-Designate of the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union has said it is going to escalate its action in the coming days if the union is going to save the lives of the two Green Isle employees who are on hunger strike.

Eamon Devoy was speaking at a rally of about 400 people who marched to the Green Isle plant today in support of three employees who have been dismissed by the company.

Green Isle Foods says this dispute, which began six months ago, relates to its staff members accessing extreme adult material through email accounts and said all employees involved were dismissed.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0227/greenisle.html

Jeez, can't say i'd have them working for me.
Don't know all the details, but hello, there is a legal route they could take, such as an unfair dismissal claim??

partyatmygaff · 27-02-2010 11:42PM

Are they serious?

TestTransmission · 27-02-2010 11:44PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Are they serious?

Yes

ronnie3585 · 27-02-2010 11:48PM

Let them starve.

Filthy trade unionists.

PirateShampoo · 27-02-2010 11:49PM

Fair play to them.

Take back the power.

27-02-2010 11:50PM

Bet they don't do more than 2 weeks.

Pussies

m-a-i- · 27-02-2010 11:59PM

To be honest I just had a quick look at the website there. To be honest its their choice if they want and can go on hunger strike. However I do not agree with the website "naming and shaming the so called scabs. Although I believe that they should not have backed down if they were as adamant and committed to it as the website says they were I do believe there could have been many reasons behind them backing down.

Luno · 28-02-2010 12:02AM

Green Isle mustn't make great food if even their workers can't stand the food enough to go on strike!

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 12:23AM

Heard this on the radio.

Laughed then. Laughing now.

Darwin awards at the ready.

The Pontiac · 28-02-2010 12:27AM

You can be damn sure, three workers don't go on hunger strike with the support of 400 hundred marchers unless they're totally 100% innocent.

A Dairygold worker went on hunger strike in Mitchelstown recently after been offered a redundancy package of only 1.1 weeks pay for every year of service. He worked there for 35 years and is a father of nine children.

The food industry sector in this country were always scum, but they seem to be taking it to another level in recent times. Swissco in Cork is another example of a company telling their long-term workers to go fúck themselves in the end.

IrishManSaipan · 28-02-2010 12:33AM

Victory to the workers!

flowersagogo · 28-02-2010 12:40AM

looking at 'extreme adult material' -in a food factory.does'nt bode well

IrishManSaipan · 28-02-2010 12:54AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Heard this on the radio.

Laughed then. Laughing now.

Darwin awards at the ready.

You sound like a compassionate and well adjusted sort of fellow.:p

taibhse · 28-02-2010 02:04AM

BluePlanet wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0227/greenisle.html

Don't know all the details, but hello, there is a legal route they could take, such as an unfair dismissal claim??

They did, and won. The labour court also recommended they be reinstated in their jobs or given compensation, which the company is choosing to ignore. There is an unwritten rule that companies usually abide by the recommendations.

flowersagogo wrote: »

looking at 'extreme adult material' -in a food factory.does'nt bode well

Funny how the "facts" are always reported in Irish media.:rolleyes: People should learn the facts before spouting crap.

One worker was given access to a file, which he shouldn't have been. This file happened to contain information about who the company was letting go. He told a couple of his co-workers and then reported it to his manager, whereby an investigation took place.

This "investigation" found that some employees, which happened to be the same ones who had seen this file had "inappropriate images" on their computers, which were sent by email. Funny how the only people with access privileges to be able to get to porn sites and the like were management!

It's a fcuking disgrace that this man has to go on hunger strike to get some kind of justice from this company.:mad:

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 03:21AM

You sound like a compassionate and well adjusted sort of fellow.

Hold on.

Some fellas were emailed porn, told his co-workers and got fired.

Well boo-hoo.

A HUNGER STRIKE???!!!

Seriously?

oh, what's this over there. It's the DELETE button. Who knew.

Justice?! They are being punished for being stupid. Stupid people get punished in my experience. They are so used to being stupid and being punished they have to invent their own stupidity to feed the monkey.

I've turned out my pockets, whoops, no sympathy. Maybe in my other pants.

taibhse · 28-02-2010 04:00AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Hold on.

Some fellas were emailed porn, told his co-workers and got fired.

Well boo-hoo.

Did you actually read the last post, or just take from it what you wanted and hit reply button?

They were emailed porn by MANAGEMENT, from an "anonymous" source. They did this to use as an excuse to fire the workers. The same company that delivered pizza, to a man on hunger strike on the picket line.

The workers have been on strike for 6 months, the company refused to engage with them until this hunger strike, the media never reported this, until this man went on hunger strike. What the media is now reporting is based on information supplied by the company - u think that could be biased much??

Sea Sharp · 28-02-2010 04:05AM

The food in the restaurant I work in is ****, so it wouldn't be too hard to go on hunger strike.

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 04:07AM

They were emailed porn by MANAGEMENT, from an "anonymous" source

Conspiracy Forum's that way >>>>>>

In the meantime, hmmmmm pizza

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-02-2010 04:34AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Heard this on the radio.

Laughed then. Laughing now.

Darwin awards at the ready.

Hunger striking to redress a wrong is a very old Irish tradition, the belief being that if someone died from hunger on your doorstep you were cast into shame as only the very righteous took part (believing they were so positively right that they were prepared to die for their beliefs).

Some people just lack courage & understanding of it.

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 04:38AM

Hunger striking to redress a wrong is a very old Irish tradition, the belief being that if someone died from hunger on your doorstep you were cast into shame as only the very righteous took part (believing they were so positively right that they were prepared to die for their beliefs).

Some people just lack courage & understanding of it.

Oh okay. Thanks for this history lesson.

Some dudes were fired. Get another job. It's a job. It's not life or death. It's an economic activity. I don't question their courage. I question their intelligence. If they want to starve themselves to death OVER A JOB!, well, don't expect me to take that sort of nonsense seriously.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-02-2010 04:46AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Oh okay. Thanks for this history lesson.

Some dudes were fired. Get another job. It's a job. It's not life or death. It's an economic activity. I don't question their courage. I question their intelligence. If they want to starve themselves to death OVER A JOB!, well, don't expect me to take that sort of nonsense seriously.

Well you see the issue being a job, I see it as redressing a wrong.

Whilst I wouldn't starve myself to death if I was being wronged, but there's no way on Gods good earth would I back down from anyone if I felt totally in the right.

Fair play to 'em I say, and if the company don't right this obvious wrong - I hope they (the two workers) die :pac:

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 04:49AM

I hope they (the two workers) die

See at last we agree. You have your principles and I have my Darwins.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 28-02-2010 04:51AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

See at last we agree. You have your principles and I have my Darwins.

I'll not argue with you :P

IrishManSaipan · 28-02-2010 04:52AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

In the meantime, hmmmmm pizza

Not funny.

Hunger strike has been used by many Irish patriots throughout the years. By people like Ashe, McSwiney, Sands', The Dark, and Farrell. People like you and I wouldnt be fit to lace their boots. Your crass attempt at humour is downright disgusting and disrespectful.

If it wasnt for these people, we would not enjoy the standard of living we enjoy today. Some decorum and respect, please.

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 04:59AM

unger strike has been used by many Irish patriots throughout the years. By people like Ashe, McSwiney, Sands', The Dark, and Farrell. People like you and I wouldnt be fit to lace their boots. Your crass attempt at humour is downright disgusting and disrespectful.

Oh crikey. You are equating two workers fired for viewing porn at work with political hunger strikers.

Is that correct? I'm not attempting humour. I find it patently stupid. Not funny. Stupid.

I'm not laughing

Kinetic^ · 28-02-2010 05:05AM

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

Not funny.

Hunger strike has been used by many Irish patriots throughout the years. By people like Ashe, McSwiney, Sands', The Dark, and Farrell. People like you and I wouldnt be fit to lace their boots. Your crass attempt at humour is downright disgusting and disrespectful.

If it wasnt for these people, we would not enjoy the standard of living we enjoy today. Some decorum and respect, please.

YES! If it wasn't for these 2 people we'd be without frozen peas and green beans! They are the Bobby Sands of the frozen food industry and are doing this country, no this WORLD, a favour for standing up for EVERYONE by going on hunger strike.

I think I may go on hunger strike myself, outside SIPTU, in protest of them bringing the cost of employment so high that it's unsustainable to continue public spending as is. YES!

Sharpshooter · 28-02-2010 05:10AM

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

Not funny.

Hunger strike has been used by many Irish patriots throughout the years. By people like Ashe, McSwiney, Sands', The Dark, and Farrell. People like you and I wouldnt be fit to lace their boots. Your crass attempt at humour is downright disgusting and disrespectful.

If it wasnt for these people, we would not enjoy the standard of living we enjoy today. Some decorum and respect, please.

You are not familiar with After Hours?

And I base that on the fact that you joined this month.

Take some time to read through some of the threads.:pac:

seanybiker · 28-02-2010 05:18AM

bloody numpties, leave em die. People going on hunger strikes is laughable and I include that plonker sands.

Mr. Incognito · 28-02-2010 05:22AM

I gave you a twenty,
No Sir, you gave me a ten

HUNGER STRIKE

I said lets meet at 8,
No, No you said 7

HUNGER STRIKE

I said butter not Mayo

HUNGER STRIKE

I failed my exams

HUNGER STRIKE

You see where this is going.............

IrishManSaipan · 28-02-2010 06:04AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

I gave you a twenty,
No Sir, you gave me a ten

HUNGER STRIKE

I said lets meet at 8,
No, No you said 7

HUNGER STRIKE

I said butter not Mayo

HUNGER STRIKE

I failed my exams

HUNGER STRIKE

You see where this is going.............

A wee nip would do you no harm.

I hope you fail life.

IrishManSaipan · 28-02-2010 06:05AM

seanybiker wrote: »

bloody numpties, leave em die. People going on hunger strikes is laughable and I include that plonker sands.

Sweet Jaysus.:eek:

Hunger Strike for your job?

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