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Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.  We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below). 

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by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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Human Rights in Ireland
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Lockdown Skeptics

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offsite link Judges Told to Avoid Saying ?Asylum Seekers? and ?Immigrants? Fri Jul 26, 2024 17:00 | Toby Young
A new edition of the Equal Treatment Bench Book instructs judges to avoid terms such as 'asylum seekers', 'immigrant' and 'gays', which it says can be 'dehumanising'.
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offsite link The Intersectional Feminist Rewriting the National Curriculum Fri Jul 26, 2024 15:00 | Toby Young
Labour has appointed Becky Francis, an intersectional feminist, to rewrite the national curriculum, which it will then force all schools to teach. Prepare for even more woke claptrap to be shoehorned into the classroom.
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offsite link Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech Fri Jul 26, 2024 13:03 | Toby Young
The Government has just announced it intends to block the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, effectively declaring war on free speech. It's time to join the Free Speech Union and fight back.
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On July 18th, Dr Tilak Doshi wrote an article for Forbes defending J.D. Vance from accusations of 'climate denialism'. 48 hours later, Forbes un-published the article. Read the article on the Daily Sceptic.
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offsite link Come and See Nick Dixon and me Recording the Weekly Sceptic at the Hippodrome on Monday Fri Jul 26, 2024 09:00 | Toby Young
Tickets are still available to a live recording of the Weekly Sceptic, Britain's only podcast to break into the top five of Apple's podcast chart. It?s at Lola's, the downstairs bar of the Hippodrome on Monday July 29th.
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Gama Workers' Strike Wins Back Stolen Cash

category dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | opinion/analysis author Friday July 22, 2005 15:20author by Joe King - WSM Report this post to the editors

but leaves some questions unanswered

Why did it take a Socialist Party county councillor borrowing a hard hat and sneaking onto a site to uncover the Gama scandal? What were union officials like SIPTU's construction branch secretary, Eric Fleming, doing for the last three years? Why is the Dublin executive of SIPTU not allowed to see the results of the union's own investigation?

The striking Gama workers got back the part of their wages which had been stolen by their employer and hidden in a Dutch bank; and at the end of May they voted to accept terms relating to overtime. A big bullying multinational construction firm had manners put on it.

The 80 workers who stayed in Ireland to carry on the strike got €8,000 for each year they worked (and a proportion for part years), along with severance pay of €2,500.This gives some idea of the massive unpaid overtime these workers were forced to do, more so when this money only covers about 30% of what they should have received.

Along with the stolen wages recovered from the Netherlands, a worker with three years service went home with over €65,000 -a big sum here and a huge sum in Turkey. Although 200 of their colleagues returned to Turkey earlier in May with their share of the €40 million stolen wages hidden in Finansnbank, 80 others fought on to get their overtime pay. The bravery and determination of these workers, who had been getting just €200 a week, shows what is possible.

It contrasts most favourably with the behaviour of some of our unions. Union officials seemed happy enough to collect subscriptions by way of deduction from weekly pay cheques but not to give any service to the workers. Some of the workers were not even aware they were union members.

Why did it take a Socialist Party county councillor borrowing a hard hat and sneaking onto a site to uncover the Gama scandal? What were union officials like SIPTU's construction branch secretary, Eric Fleming, doing for the last three years? Why is the Dublin executive of SIPTU not allowed to see the results of the union's own investigation? If workers don't speak English - hire translators. It's pretty simple! Get stewards elected, organise people (as opposed to just getting them to sign a form in a language they don't understand).

The Gama workers showed that they didn't lack willingness to fight their thieving bosses. It was the union officials - so used to the cosy deals of 'partnership' and the restrictions of the 1991 Industrial Relations Act -who were found wanting. Migrant workers from poorer countries can be used to lower wages. But if our unions make a serious effort to recruit and help them fight for equal pay and better conditions, they won't be used to lower pay levels but rather to strengthen our hand in future struggles.

Related Link: http://struggle.ws/wsm
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An Taisce alleges Gama use of illegal quarry

02 September 2005 12:55
An Taisce has claimed the Turkish-based Gama Construction company is using an illegal quarry in Co Monaghan for material to build the Castleblayney to Carrickmacross N2 road upgrade.

The environmental group said the quarry was sited at Lemgare, Clontibret, around 400 metres from the border and is being used on the National Roads Authority project which is part-funded by the EU.

An Taisce said it was particularly concerned about health and safety matters because it maintained that using a quarry without planning permission is evading a raft of public safety planning conditions.

These include monitoring explosives vibrations, perimeter security, pollution control, road and vehicle movement safety and other EU stipulations.

In a statement, An Taisce said it learned of the unauthorised quarry in early 2004, but Monaghan County Council failed to take enforcement action.

The Department of Environment has been requested to intervene in the matter, but has failed to respond to date.

Related Link: http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0902/gama.html
 
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