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SIPTU protest against Irish Ferries outsourcing draws thousands

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | feature author Friday November 04, 2005 01:24author by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group - Indymedia Ireland Report this post to the editors

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SIPTU called a protest against the decision by Irish Ferries to attempt to force current employees to accept a "voluntary redundancy package" with the aim of replacing them with outsourced workers earning approximately €3.50 an hour (less than half the minimum Irish wage).

The Nov 3rd 2005 protest in Dublin attracted a turnout of between 8,000 to 10,000 people and included members of French unions.

According to SIPTU's Justice for Seafarers campaign this is

providing us with a glimpse of the future labour market if neo-liberal zealots succeed in pushing through their Services Directive in Europe

Link to original Event Notice with discussion of protest:here

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   siptu organising a protest?     Seamus    Fri Nov 04, 2005 08:43 
   Pat O'Reilly     Pat O'Reilly    Fri Nov 04, 2005 14:42 
   Why are foreigners a cheap workforce?     Mago    Fri Nov 04, 2005 15:21 
   ar muir is san aer     Duine    Fri Nov 04, 2005 15:54 
   Duine     Curious    Fri Nov 04, 2005 16:10 
   Aistriúcháin     Duine    Fri Nov 04, 2005 16:31 
   I think the vast majority of people have an idea what duine's comments mean in english.     linguist    Fri Nov 04, 2005 16:32 
   Jobs     John    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:05 
   Howabout     maybe    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:13 
 10   and why     me    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:18 
 11   moladh?     Duine    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:21 
 12   Linguist     Curious    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:21 
 13   SFA (what an aptly named body) support the race to the bottom     DV8    Fri Nov 04, 2005 17:21 
 14   a message to the 'Linguist'     Padraig    Sat Nov 05, 2005 00:01 
 15   4% unemployment John -wonderful     Des Derwin    Sat Nov 05, 2005 00:12 
 16   Padraig     Padraig    Sat Nov 05, 2005 00:18 
 17   big crunch     arthur    Sat Nov 05, 2005 02:22 
 18   Padraig     Padraig    Sat Nov 05, 2005 14:33 
 19   Well done!     Paul Kinsella    Sat Nov 05, 2005 19:35 
 20   Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Sun Nov 06, 2005 18:37 
 21   John Connor     John Connor    Sun Nov 06, 2005 18:44 
 22   Habitual Residence Condition     Mago    Sun Nov 06, 2005 19:20 
 23   Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Mon Nov 07, 2005 00:33 
 24   Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Mon Nov 07, 2005 00:40 
 25   Equality for all     Mago    Mon Nov 07, 2005 15:12 
 26   Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Mon Nov 07, 2005 15:29 
 27   Scandalous - Probe after 13 workers left stranded     Reader    Mon Nov 07, 2005 16:43 
 28   Second class citizens     Mago    Mon Nov 07, 2005 17:01 
 29   Sure we're a Grand Little Nation     Marie Byrne    Mon Nov 07, 2005 20:54 
 30   Irish, non Irish     Mago    Mon Nov 07, 2005 23:03 
 31   Mininmun wage     tootrue    Tue Nov 08, 2005 06:34 
 32   A key point worth noting     Dave    Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:36 
 33   actually.....     ger    Tue Nov 08, 2005 18:03 
 34   Ignorance, by Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Tue Nov 08, 2005 21:51 
 35   Is your "ignorance" comment self-referential?     R. Isible    Tue Nov 08, 2005 22:02 
 36   You're getting me wrong, Patrick     Mago Merlin    Wed Nov 09, 2005 15:03 
 37   Ireland is not a Money Tree     Marcin    Wed Nov 09, 2005 20:21 
 38   I was talking Unemployment Assistance     Mago    Thu Nov 10, 2005 14:20 
 39   Ireland is not a money tree     Mago    Thu Nov 10, 2005 15:19 
 40   [A] rational opposition to my views     Mago    Thu Nov 10, 2005 17:30 
 41   Patrick McDowell     Patrick McDowell    Thu Nov 10, 2005 17:38 
 42   Patrick     Mago    Thu Nov 10, 2005 17:56 
 43   Ireland is not a Money Tree     Marcin    Fri Nov 11, 2005 15:49 
 44   However     Mago    Fri Nov 11, 2005 17:41 
 45   Mago, your wishes are granted -- no more equality, welcome to Irish Ferries!     R. Isible    Sat Nov 26, 2005 21:59 
 46   Globalisation of Labour     vngelis    Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:58 
 47   from latvia     janis berzins    Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:05 
 48   Sell Out     Irish Worker    Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:59 


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