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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Gordon McNeill has now begun a hunger and thirst strike. For more information go to
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I sent a message earlier but obviously it doesnt sit with the views you want on the site and the belfats airport issue
URGENT PRESS RELEASE – Thursday 15th May
Airport Workers Update: Gordon McNeill begins Hunger and Thirst Strike
Immediate Release
Gordon McNeill who began a protest and occupation of Transport House today at 1.30pm has now escalated his action to a hunger and thirst strike.
This action was prompted after Unite, the union, have refused to pay legal fees they had initially agreed to pay on 11th April. Mr McNeill’s action is down to the intransigence of the Unite leadership in dealing with his case.
The other sacked shop stewards, Madan Gupta and Chris Bowyer, will remain with Mr McNeill during his hunger and thirst strike to give support.
Mr McNeill stated today, “The responsibility for any serious implications from my hunger and thirst strike lie solely Jimmy Kelly and Tony Woodley. I would call on all Unite members to challenge the union on their disgraceful role in this dispute.”
After Mr McNeill’s initial hunger strike at the start of April doctors warned that any further action of this sort could cause even more damage to his health. The previous hunger strike was called off after Unite gave assurances through the airport workers solicitor that they would pay legal fees and agree compensation by the 30th April. This deadline and a second on the 6th May passed without the union giving any such offer.
Instead Jimmy Kelly met with the airport workers on the 3rd May and for the first time attached strings to any future offer. Mr Kelly demanded that a letter exonerating both himself and Tony Woodley must be provided by the workers and the workers must agree to a confidentially clause.
So far the sacked Belfast airport workers have had to endure an anti-union employer, a sell out union official, paramilitary death threats and must now endure another hunger and thirst strike.
End
Fintan Canavan, the Solicitor who has been involved in negotiating with the union, and who can confirm that they have reneged on the commitments they gave to end the April hunger strike, can be contacted at 028 9024 5471
Issued by Gordon McNeill, Madan Gupta and Chris Bowyer 15th May 2008
Gordon McNeill can be contacted at 07934632366
maybe this will be posted this time, Gordan McNeil and others get endless space here to make comments and assertions that go unquestioned and to insinuate serious things that they will not say. This all goes to paint a totally false picture of events to readers of this site. In the interest of fairness I would ask a few questions that might provide clarity to fair minded observers wondering whats going on here, simple answers to the questions as listed, not speeches and spin, would be appreciated
1. Was Tony Woodley the General Secretary of Unite when this problem arose?
2. Was Jimmy Kelly the Regional Secretary when this problem arose?
3. If not who was?
4. If not are the people involved at the time involved in Unite now?
5. Is the Official who done the lads in employed by Unite now?
6. When did these alleged death threats occur?
7. Are the 3 lads hinting that Jimy Kelly or Officials or staff of Unite, currently employed, are involved in this?
8. Where the current incumbents of the various relevant positions, including Jimmy Kelly, in position when these alleged threats were issued?
9. Are the three lads members of Unite?
10. Can the lads post a letter from their Solicitor stating that he is unpaid and that the representatives for the coming appeal will be unpaid?
11. How much 'compensation' do the 3 lads want out of Unites members money to resolve this issue?
perhaps clear answers to these simple questions might bring some clarity, objectivity and fairness to this issue and help observers to understand the issues fully.