Workers at Greyhound Waste Recycling who have been on strike for three months over pay cuts have called on the Taoiseach to intervene in the dispute.
It follows the rejection by strikers of settlement proposals which they described as "derisory".
Speaking at a news conference this afternoon, employee Ray Reilly said that if the company was serious about getting the strikers back to work, he must return to talks and come up with a serious offer.
He said workers were available to meet Enda Kenny to outline their case.
He said compromise proposals involving post dated cheques for workers were not acceptable.
He criticised Greyhound for writing to workers at their homes warning that they could lose their homes if the proposals were not accepted.
Audrey Ní Chinnéide, who is married to one of the strikers said this had caused huge stress for the workers and their families.
She said that it was difficult to survive on the €200 per week strike pay they are receiving from SIPTU.
The union was not represented at the news conference.
Meanwhile, Greyhound said it was disappointed at the ballot result, which would place in jeopardy the future of the company, and of the compensation package on the table.
They said they would be going to the courts to seek enforcement of the law of the land.
Tomorrow, nine workers will be before the High Court facing possible jail for breaches of injunctions granted to Greyhound over alleged illegal picketing.
Both Ray Reilly and fellow worker Paul Murray said they were prepared to go to jail.
A number of politicians representing Sinn Féin, the Socialist Party and People Before Profit described the dispute as an attack on all workers and called on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to mobilise the trade union with protests during working time.
They also called on City Manager Owen Keegan to ensure that Greyhound did not break bylaws by doing collections out of normal hours.
This long-running dispute began on 17 June when Greyhound unilaterally cut pay rates by more than a third.
The company argued the viability of the company was in jeopardy and its pay rates were out of line with rates in competitor firms.
It also pointed out that the Labour Court had acknowledged that action was required, though the court did not explicitly accept the need for a 35% pay cut.
For the last three months, the company has been operating with agency staff operating on the new lower pay and conditions, while the 80 original employees have picketed the premises in Clondalkin.
However, there has been disruption to collections and a number of incidents on the picket line resulting in injuries.
Two High Court injunctions were granted on foot of claims of unlawful protests.
SIPTU, which represents the workers, insists its picketing is within legal limits.
It said it is not responsible for the actions of other groups or politicians supporting the workers.
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