Phillipino man to be deported arising from strike

[sovtek]

This is disgraceful!

Thursday March 04 2010

Workers at a frozen pizza factory have ended their hunger strike after making a deal with bosses over the sacking of three men.

Union leaders said they hammered out a confidential agreement with Kildare-based Green Isle Foods in overnight talks to resolve the deepening dispute.

It is believed both sides negotiated compensation for three men dismissed from the company's Naas plant last July for alleged breaches of the company's IT policy.

A third man - one of those sacked - had joined two other colleagues on the two-week-old fast after being told his visa had not been renewed and he must return to his native Philippines.

In a joint statement, Green Isle and the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) said talks, which started at 5pm on Wednesday and ended at 8am on Thursday, resulted in both parties agreeing to proposals put forward by independent mediators, Kildare TDs Bernard Durkan and Jack Wall.

"The agreement will be implemented, and accordingly, all forms of industrial action and other activity will cease with immediate effect," they said.

"Both parties will be bound by confidentiality under the terms of the mediation agreement."

The TEEU said it would fight on to revoke a deportation order on Filipino John Recto who has been ordered to leave the country on Monday, as his work visa expires.

The father of three joined Green Isle shop steward Jim Wyse, who has been living on just water and salt for 15 days, and former Offaly All-Ireland footballer John Guinan who began fasting last week. Neither Mr Wyse nor Mr Guinan were among the three men sacked.

Green Isle claimed the workers were sacked over the viewing of "adult material" and copyright breaches, but the workers insisted they were scapegoated after employees saw a management email about cutbacks. A union official said Mr Recto was sacked over a "very technical" breach of copyright that was unknown to him.

Press Association

[IrishTom]

His visa expired, whats the problem? A work visa is just that, a work permit. When it expires, do does your time in the Irish state.

[walrusgumble]

His visa expired, whats the problem? A work visa is just that, a work permit. When it expires, do does your time in the Irish state.

Did the visa expire because he was sacked, or simply allowed to expire in the normal way?

If it was because he was sacked, he "might" have a case for wrongful/unfair dismissal and should be entitled to go through the process like anyone else. We don't know the whole facts to the case to judge.

But, ye, if it expired the normal way and he was legally released from his job, there is nothing really he can do but go home

Wonder where the children are from though and what is their nationality?

[sovtek]

His visa expired, whats the problem? A work visa is just that, a work permit. When it expires, do does your time in the Irish state.

Did the visa expire because he was sacked, or simply allowed to expire in the normal way?

If it was because he was sacked, he "might" have a case for wrongful/unfair dismissal and should be entitled to go through the process like anyone else. We don't know the whole facts to the case to judge.

But, ye, if it expired the normal way and he was legally released from his job, there is nothing really he can do but go home

Wonder where the children are from though and what is their nationality?

He was unfairly dismissed along with a few other people. That was the issue behind the strike, company ignored the ruling. Like many companies they are ignoring Labour Court rulings as they aren't legally binding.
I know there is an international treaty regarding immigrant workers and it says that workers have a right to strike. That could possibly mean that ireland is in breach of international law.

[IrishTom]

His visa expired, whats the problem? A work visa is just that, a work permit. When it expires, do does your time in the Irish state.

Did the visa expire because he was sacked, or simply allowed to expire in the normal way?

It expired and was not renewed.

[smalltime]

he will go home and will have been compensated by unfair dismissal and where there is no irishtom hahahaha

have a business and drinking cold beer under a waterfall (picture that) ahhhh

[sovtek]

he will go home and will have been compensated by unfair dismissal and where there is no irishtom hahahaha

have a business and drinking cold beer under a waterfall (picture that) ahhhh

He hasn't been compensated or reinstated despite a ruling to do so and that he was unfairly dismissed. It's quite obvious that this is retaliation for striking which he has a right to do.

[smalltime]

he will go home and will have been compensated by unfair dismissal and where there is no irishtom hahahaha

have a business and drinking cold beer under a waterfall (picture that) ahhhh

He hasn't been compensated or reinstated despite a ruling to do so and that he was unfairly dismissed. It's quite obvious that this is retaliation for striking which he has a right to do.

Three workers at a the Green Isle Foods factory in Co Kildare ended their hunger strike today after a dispute over union recognition and unfair dismissal was resolved.

Union leaders reached a confidential agreement with management in overnight talks to resolve the deepening dispute.

It is believed both sides negotiated compensation for three men dismissed from the company’s Naas plant last July for alleged breaches of the company’s IT policy.

A third man -one of those sacked - had joined two other colleagues on the two-week-old fast last night after being told his visa had not been renewed and he must return to his native Philippines.

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A union official said Mr Recto was sacked over a “very technicalâ€

[smalltime]

sorry heres the link sovtek:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/bre ... ing25.html

[walrusgumble]

he will go home and will have been compensated by unfair dismissal and where there is no irishtom hahahaha

have a business and drinking cold beer under a waterfall (picture that) ahhhh

He hasn't been compensated or reinstated despite a ruling to do so and that he was unfairly dismissed. It's quite obvious that this is retaliation for striking which he has a right to do.

Three workers at a the Green Isle Foods factory in Co Kildare ended their hunger strike today after a dispute over union recognition and unfair dismissal was resolved.

Union leaders reached a confidential agreement with management in overnight talks to resolve the deepening dispute.

It is believed both sides negotiated compensation for three men dismissed from the company’s Naas plant last July for alleged breaches of the company’s IT policy.

A third man -one of those sacked - had joined two other colleagues on the two-week-old fast last night after being told his visa had not been renewed and he must return to his native Philippines.

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A union official said Mr Recto was sacked over a “very technicalâ€