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Thursday April 09, 2009 22:21 by Various - WSM wsm_ireland at yahoo dot com
Following on from the occupation of the Waterford Glass plant in February which managed to save some of the jobs and improve redundancy conditions workers in Belfast at Visteon occupied their factor last week. With plant closures happening across the island of Ireland both these occupations provide an example of workers taking direct action to preserve jobs and/or force employers to improve on redundancy conditions. Here we present reports from WSM members from these occupations and background articles. Visteon - BelfastHundreds rally in support of Visteon workers occupation (April 9th) Workers occupations spread at Visteon Plants (April 2nd) WSM audio interview from inside the plant with Unite shop steward and convenor John McGuire and interviews with Belfast Visteon workers at rally (Michael)(Gerry)(Rally at plant) Why we have occupied Visteon, Enfield The issues behind the occupation - interviews with workers in the British Visteon plant Waterford Glass - WaterfordClear as Crystal ... Waterford Shows the Way (WS 108, March) Audio: Waterford Crystal Workers Speak Out (Feb 10th) Support workers occupying Waterford Glass (Feb 3rd) WSM audio interview with Joe Kelly from inside the occupation Background articlesWSM position paper on the Trade Unions Workers Without Bosses - Workers' Self-Management in Argentina (RBR8, 2004) Argentina says "Enough" (WS69, March 2002) Workers Self-management in Argentina (WS73, Nov 2002) More articles from the WSM on workplace struggles |
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