Six electricians in James’ Hospital, members of the TEEU, are on strike over subcontracting and dilution of their work.

Otis Ltd is owned by UTC, an American company with other branches such as Sikorsky ltd, who make and sell BLACK HAWK helicopters, Pratt & Whitney, CHUBB, Air motif and Hamilton Sundstrand to name but

John Recto, the third Green Isle Foods worker to join the hunger strike over the unfair dismissal of trade union  members at the plant last July received a new work visa today from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.

Congratulations to the Green Isle strikers, and especially
Jim Wyse, John Guinan and John Recto who undertook hunger strikes.
After six months on strike and an escalating and ongoing
hunger strike the company was finally forced to a settlement under the
mediation of local TDs, writes Kevin Wingfield

To raise awareness of the management's injustice and to show support to the workers involved, the Kildare Council of Trades Unions is organising a protest march on 31st October 2009