Unbelievable.....I thought the UK and/or Ireland were in the EU?
Everyone in the civilized part of the world had a basic RIGHT to be a member of a union.
In the country I live in, it would be soooooooow unacceptable if any employer behaved in this manner. It would backfire and create such a publicity mess that no company would even try to go there. It does not matter whether you make furniture, sell used cars of fly airplanes for a living.
Could someone explain why FR can get away with this? Or any UK or Irish company for that matter?