Milne Foods workers and their supporters will march in Birr, County Offaly on Saturday, 24th August, to protest at the refusal of the company to implement a Labour Court recommendation or meet with its employees’ representatives.

The protest will begin with a rally in Emmet Square, Birr, at 4.00 p.m. followed by a march to the Milne Foods plant in the Syngefield Industrial Estate.

The protest march follows a series of strike actions at the plant due to the company’s failure to adhere to a Labour Court recommendation that management meet with the workers' representatives and implement improvements to their pay and conditions.

SIPTU Organiser, Michael Browne, said: “This company is in receipt of State funds from contracts to supply publicly funded bodies including a number of Health Service Executive hospitals. However, management is refusing to honour a Labour Court recommendation or even meet with workers’ representatives."