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Sunday, August 9 saw over 5,000 demonstrators take part in a march support of an equal marriage status for gay couples. The ‘March for Marriage’ was organised by lobby group LGBT Noise, and was supported by the LGBT community, heterosexuals, and political groups, including the Worker’s Solidarity Movement (WSM).
SIPTU members at the MTL depot in Dublin Port have been on strike since the beginning of July, resisting forced redundancies and pay cuts. The company shipped in scabs from the North and Britain on day one to steal the dockers’ jobs, and also got a High Court injunction preventing effective picketing. The Port Workers Support Group (local trade union & community activists, including the Workers Solidarity Movement) held its second march of solidarity today (Monday August 10th).
When a force of 80 – 100 gardai arrived at the Thomas Cooke office in Grafton Street Dublin at 5a.m. on Tuesday 4th August, smashed the door down, and dragged 28 protesting workers off to the Bridewell Garda Station, the Irish state was attempting to deliver a strong message to all workers.
A day of fun, talk, food and drink at the great outdoors for Anarchist and friends.
"As part of SIPTU's campaign a major protest is being organised against the critical underfunding in the sector and the savage cuts proposed by Colm McCarthy’s “Bord Snip Nua” report.
"We are encouraging all workers, activists and communities to make every effort to show you support on:
Wednesday 30th September
1pm
Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Demonstration at Four Courts at 1p.m., Tuesday 4th August
In a bid to close its outlets in Ireland, the Thomas Cook travel agents has begun by attempting to sack 44 workers at its two offices located on North Earl St. and Grafton St. in Dublin’s city centre.
Show your support for the MTL strikers
Monday August 10th: gather at 10.30am at either
Ray's Shop, Sean Moore Road, Ringsend
or
Seabank bar, East Wall Road
We will join up at the East Link bridge and then march together to support the strikers at the MTL depot.
Organised by the Dublin Port Workers Support Group
Two prominent Shell to Sea campaigners, Maura Harrington and Niall Harnett have been sentenced to 4 months in prison.
Seomra Spraoi is proud to present the Irish dates of Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho". Having travelled much of Europe this is your chance to see Jerry Levy perform this timely, witty and reflective one person play.
I hope you get as excited as we are.