Irish Ferries demonstrations - Magnificent show of solidarity

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:58:08 +0000
Industrial Relations Act, Irish Ferries, Strikes, Workplace, National, Newspaper, News

The old union motto "an injury to one is the concern of all" is taken more seriously by ordinary union members than by many of our "leaders". The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, sheltering behind the 1990 Industrial Relations Act which makes strikes in support of other workers unlawful, didn't call for a national walk-out. We knew they wanted us to strike and march but their over-cautious approach didn't exactly inspire workers with particularly aggressive employers.