The Sleeping Giant Stirs - Irish Labour on the March

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Friday December 09, 2005 01:06

by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group - Indymedia Ireland

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Today, Friday December 9th, the Irish trade union movement is mobilising for a national day of action. This protest aims to defend the jobs of the Irish Ferries workers and to say no to the exploitation of immigrant labour and the race to the bottom that this type of capitalist greed will lead to. This blatant attack on workers' conditions has struck a chord with Irish workers across the country and today's demonstration promises to be the biggest Trade Union protest in decades.

Demonstrations & Rallies

Dublin: 1.30pm, Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square
Cork: 1.30pm, Connolly Hall
Galway: 2pm, Cathedral Car Park
Limerick: 1pm, Mechanics Institute, Hartstone Street
Sligo: 2pm, Blue Lagoon
Athlone: 2.30pm, Golden Island Shopping Centre
Waterford: 1.15pm, Waterford Industrial Estate
Rosslare: 1.30pm, Rosslare Harbour

More details available on ICTU website

Help Indymedia Cover the Protest	Indymedia Previous Coverage	Statements & Actions in Support of Workers
We will be reporting on the national day of action in support of the Irish Ferries workers. Our volunteers will be on the streets covering the march and updating our front page with breaking news and stories throughout the day. Please help us as much as you can. We need you to send us your photos and to write your impressions of the march. There are several ways in which you can get us your news as it happens. Our open-publishing form can be used, as usual, to submit your stories or add comments to an existing story By email: send your text and images to irishferries AT indymedia.ie By Mobile Phone: Send us your text and photo updates to: 087 7409102	This dispute has been brewing for the last few months since Irish Ferries announced their plans to reflag their ships in Cyprus, fire their entire workforce and replace them with immigrant workers earning less than half the Irish minimum wage. December 7th Galway Gears Up Irish Ferries Dispute Blog December 5th National Implementation Body Attempts to Broker a Deal November 25th Irish Ferries SIPTU Members Take Unoffical Action to Repel Security Guards Meeting Report: EU Services Directive - A Race To The Bottom? November 20th Irish Ferries - Time to break the law November 4th SIPTU protest against Irish Ferries outsourcing draws thousands	The action by Irish Ferries has been roundly condemned by the Left. The Taoiseach has criticised Irish Ferries but has taken no action. On the bosses' side, disgracefully, the Irish Times claimed that the Trade Unions were engaging in "macho posturing" by trying to defend their members Ógra Shinn Féin Occupy IBEC Offices All Out! Together We Can Beat Irish Ferries - Workers Solidarity Movement Report on UTV Protest in Belfast Independent TD's Press Conference Joe Higgins TD Statement - Socialist Party Student Walkout On Friday - the National Committee of School Walkouts SIPTU General Officers request every member of SIPTU to support the National Protest.
We have also produced a PDF print version of the coverage on this site which you can download, print out and distribute on the march. Printflare PDF for Irish Ferries March

Help Indymedia Cover the Protest

Indymedia Previous Coverage

Statements & Actions in Support of Workers

We will be reporting on the national day of action in support of the Irish Ferries workers. Our volunteers will be on the streets covering the march and updating our front page with breaking news and stories throughout the day. Please help us as much as you can. We need you to send us your photos and to write your impressions of the march. There are several ways in which you can get us your news as it happens.

Our open-publishing form can be used, as usual, to submit your stories or add comments to an existing story
By email: send your text and images to irishferries AT indymedia.ie
By Mobile Phone: Send us your text and photo updates to: 087 7409102

This dispute has been brewing for the last few months since Irish Ferries announced their plans to reflag their ships in Cyprus, fire their entire workforce and replace them with immigrant workers earning less than half the Irish minimum wage.

December 7th Galway Gears Up
Irish Ferries Dispute Blog
December 5th National Implementation Body Attempts to Broker a Deal
November 25th Irish Ferries SIPTU Members Take Unoffical Action to Repel Security Guards
Meeting Report: EU Services Directive - A Race To The Bottom?
November 20th Irish Ferries - Time to break the law
November 4th SIPTU protest against Irish Ferries outsourcing draws thousands

The action by Irish Ferries has been roundly condemned by the Left. The Taoiseach has criticised Irish Ferries but has taken no action. On the bosses' side, disgracefully, the Irish Times claimed that the Trade Unions were engaging in "macho posturing" by trying to defend their members

Ógra Shinn Féin Occupy IBEC Offices
All Out!
Together We Can Beat Irish Ferries - Workers Solidarity Movement
Report on UTV Protest in Belfast
Independent TD's Press Conference
Joe Higgins TD Statement - Socialist Party
Student Walkout On Friday - the National Committee of School Walkouts
SIPTU General Officers request every member of SIPTU to support the National Protest.

We have also produced a PDF print version of the coverage on this site which you can download, print out and distribute on the march.
PDF Document

Printflare PDF for Irish Ferries March