2nd March 2010 Green Isle Foods Press Conference Liberty Hall, Dublin, tomorrow (Wednesday, March 3rd at 2.30pm There will be a press conference in Liberty Hall, Dublin, at 2.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday, March 3rd) on behalf of the Green Isle Foods workers and hunger strikers. A third worker will be joining his colleagues Jim Wyse and John Guinan on the hunger strike. Jim Wyse will be entering his 15th day on hunger strike tomorrow and John Guinan his eighth day. All three men will be at the press conference to answer questions. An update on developments to date will also be given. Cork City Council is expected to debate the Green Isle dispute at its meeting next Monday, March 8th. It is understood that party whips have agreed the wording of a motion calling on the company to accept the Labour Court Recommendation as a basis for ending the dispute, now entering its seventh month. The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, which represents the men in the dispute, has already accepted the Labour Court Recommendation.* Meanwhile Labour Councillor Dermot Looney said today he would move an emergency motion at next Monday’s meeting of South Dublin County Council if the dispute is not resolved before then. There was little progress in talks yesterday. This morning TEEU General Secretary Designate Eamon Devoy said, “We are continuing to make every effort to resolve this dispute before it assumes more critical dimensions. I do not believe the company fully appreciates the wider implications it could have if we do not find a solution at this stage.” The men are protesting at the unfair dismissal of three colleagues and the refusal of the company to allow workers union representation if they wish. The Labour Court recommended the full reinstatement of the dismissed men and said they should be paid €180,000 compensation if the company does not reinstate them. See www.teeu.ie for more information and Hunger Strike Diary *Labour Court Recommendation 19698 and supplementary letter of January 5th, 2010.