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One of the men on hunger and thirst strike outside Transport House in Belfast has been rushed to hospital. Two of the three men who were on hunger and thirst strike protest outside Transport House in Belfast have been taken to hospital.
Gordon McNeil has gone four days without food and is into his second day without water. Gordon McNeill and Madan Gupta are being treated at the City Hospital.
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. A spokesman for the men said they had gone four days without food and two days without water.
Mr McNeil said on Tuesday they had "spent several years of their lives on the campaign". The three men are taking part in the protest as part of a dispute with the union Unite over the legal costs of fighting their former employer.
Dispute The men are former members of the security staff at Belfast International Airport who were dismissed from their jobs in controversial circumstances in 2002.
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.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.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 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".A Unite representative said the union "believed it had acted honourably towards the three men".