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Friday January 20, 2006 18:43 by Alan MacSimoin - WSM
Late last year Ireland saw ferry ships occupied, port workers turning away a strikebreaking ship, and a half-day solidarity strike by about 150,000 workers. Here we present an overview of what happened along with links to articles published by anarchists in Ireland, before, during and after the struggle. Irish Ferries, a private company operating ferries to Britain and France announced that it was going to make Irish workers redundant and replace them with East Europeans on much lower wages. The company said it would not even pay the Irish minimum wage (€7.65 per hour), and was going to register its ships in Cyprus in order to evade Irish law. Late last year Ireland saw ferry ships occupied, port workers turning away a strikebreaking ship, and a half-day solidarity strike by about 150,000 workers. Here we present an overview of what happened along with links to articles published by anarchists in Ireland, before, during and after the struggle.
An overview of the Irish Ferries struggleLate last year Ireland saw ferry ships occupied, port workers turning away a strikebreaking ship, and a half-day solidarity strike by about 150,000 workers. Here we present an overview of what happened along with links to articles published by anarchists in Ireland, before, during and after the struggle. Irish Ferries, a private company operating ferries to Britain and France announced that it was going to make Irish workers redundant and replace them with East Europeans on much lower wages. The company said it would not even pay the Irish minimum wage (€7.65 per hour), and was going to register its ships in Cyprus in order to evade Irish law. The two unions involved were SIPTU, which is a general union and the biggest in Ireland; and the Seamans Union of Ireland, a small conservative union which has a long record of not "causing trouble" for management. WSM members were active in organising walkouts from their workplaces to join the December 9th solidarity strike. We also covered the story in our paper and produced a national leaflet. Expanations of some terms used in these articles • Social Partnership means the series of three year long deals with the employers' federation and government, which began in 1987. These give small pay rises in return for a no-strike agreement. Irish Ferries Fly The Jolly Roger Irish Ferries: Time to break the law The occupation of the Irish Ferries ships The Irish Ferries struggle - leaflet from WSM Delegate Council Magnificent solidarity in Ireland as 100,000 'walked out' Eyewitness - 100, 000 march through out Ireland in defence of workers rights [with photos] Eyewitness - Thousands march in Cork in solidarity with Irish Ferry workers Analysis of Irish Ferries strike settlement deal Labour Party and Union leaders play race car against migrant workers Related articlesIrish and foreign workers must stand firmly together Temp workers struggle at TESCOs in Ireland Turkish Builders Strike in Ireland
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