A temporary injunction preventing SIPTU and the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) from interfering with access to or egress from the premises of Dublin Door Store Ltd, of Bluebell Industrial Estate, Dublin, was granted by the High Court yesterday. The order continues until Monday.
In an affidavit presented to Mr Justice McCracken, Mr Niall O'Toole, managing director of the company, said the application related to picketing and other conduct taking place outside the company's premises which, he believed, was organised by the two unions. There was no dispute between the company and either SIPTU or UCATT, he said.
Mr O'Toole said he believed the trade unions were in dispute with a company called Carroll Systems Ltd, trading as Carroll Joinery. Dublin Door Store Ltd was owned equally by himself and his brothers, Colm and Brian. Carroll Joinery was engaged in the manufacture of joinery products at a factory in Callan, Co Kilkenny, and occupied offices and a distribution warehouse at Bluebell Industrial Estate. Carroll Joinery had a staff of 130.
Mr O'Toole said he was a director of Carroll Joinery, which was owned by his parents. He said the businesses of Dublin Door Store Ltd and Carroll Joinery were independent of each other.
Last Monday, members of the staff of Carroll Joinery had begun picketing outside the premises of Dublin Door Store Ltd, Mr O'Toole said. Carroll Joinery occupied a unit at the rear of Bluebell Motors. When requested by a representative of Bluebell Motors, the pickets moved from the public roadway to a yard outside the Carroll Joinery premises.
Dublin Door Store Ltd had a staff of 10, none of whom were members of SIPTU or UCATT, Mr O'Toole said.