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| Hunger striker taken to hospital | Hunger striker taken to hospital |
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| One of the men on hunger and thirst strike outside Transport House in Belfast has been rushed to hospital. | One of the men on hunger and thirst strike outside Transport House in Belfast has been rushed to hospital. |
| Gordon McNeil has gone four days without food and is into his second day without water. | Gordon McNeil has gone four days without food and is into his second day without water. |
| He is one of three men taking part in the protest as part of a dispute with the union Unite over the legal costs of fighting their former employer. | He is one of three men taking part in the protest as part of a dispute with the union Unite over the legal costs of fighting their former employer. |
| Mr McNeil said on Tuesday they had "spent several years of their lives on the campaign". | |
| Dispute | |
| The three men are former members of the security staff at Belfast International Airport who were dismissed from their jobs in controversial circumstances in 2002. | |
| They have been in dispute with Unite for several years. | |
| Earlier in the week, the three staged a protest on the roof of Transport House, before continuing their protest at ground level. | |
| A spokesman for the protestors said they had now gone four days without food and two days without water. | |
| A Unite representative said the union "believed it had acted honourably towards the three men". |