Irish unions ballot for widespread stoppage

[danny la rouge]

Developments worth watching in Ireland:

Unions to ballot members on campaign of industrial action

The strikes would take place across the public sector and in significant parts of the private sector where employers have not paid the national wage deal agreed last year or negotiated an alternative.

The stoppages are likely to go ahead if the Government does not engage with trade unions on a new economic recovery programme. Unions will begin balloting members on Monday. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) yesterday offered to negotiate a three-year stabilisation plan based on the principles set out in its own programme for economic recovery.

 

[durruti02]

bump

 

[danny la rouge]

Maybe it isn't that the thread's in the "wrong" forum, durruti; maybe people just aren't that interested.

 

[nino_savatte]

Actually I am interested. In fact, I have been posting stuff about Ireland on this forum for some time.

Here is a recent thread.
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=280020

 

[danny la rouge]

Aye, I meant this particular issue.

 

[nino_savatte]

I think frogwoman posted a thread about a factory occupation somewhere and on that thread, the possibility of a general strike was mentioned.

 

[danny la rouge]

Indeed, in UK P&P.

 

[durruti02]

Maybe it isn't that the thread's in the "wrong" forum, durruti; maybe people just aren't that interested.

actually my friend you may well be right!