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category dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | feature author Sunday August 09, 2009 13:46author by pat c Report this post to the editors

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A Section of the Striking Workers

• Do you remember when Dublin Port was a key local employer, and the Docklands were the location of thriving industries?

• Do you support workers rights, hard fought for and won for us by previous generations?


These are now under threat at Marine Terminal in Dublin Port. The owners, the UK based Peel Group, have targeted Dublin workers, some of whom live locally in Dockland communities.

They have implemented forced redundancies, with no consultation, and with no fair or transparent process. They have introduced new “take it or leave it” contracts, reducing wages and severely worsening working conditions.

These contracts, if signed, would see Dublin workers forced to go work in UK ports at the company's discretion.

The company have repeatedly failed to engage with the State Institutions, such as the Labour Relations Court and Labour Court. Faced with bully boy tactics the workers were left with no alternative but to commence Official strike action.

The company has taken a High Court injunction which prevents effective picketing by the striking workers. While the workers are locked outside their place of employment, British scabs have been imported to take their place. At this time of hardship, Irish based workers are not getting paid, while the British scabs tax money is contributing to the British economy.

Peel Group are the second largest group of Ports in the UK. They are part of a larger commercial enterprise involved in property development and land speculation, having assets valued at over £4.5 billion. Ironically, they are only a tenant of Dublin Port, an Irish State company. They are behaving in this appalling manner on property owned by the Irish tax payer.

This company has a clear anti-worker agenda. They are aiming for low pay, low standards, and little or no job security. If they are allowed to succeed other companies will adopt their tactics, in the rest of Dublin Port and eventually further afield.

This is an important battle, for all workers and our community.

Support the Strikers!

For more information on supporting the workers, local contact joemooney@dublin.ie

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Not the onlt threat to Dublin port workers.     Mise Tara 7    Tue Jul 21, 2009 14:22 
   Shame on Peel Group     Support Dublin Port    Tue Jul 21, 2009 20:54 
   Dublin Port Workers Support Group is launched     Joe Mooney    Mon Jul 27, 2009 01:14 
   Protest action by united communities     Joe Mooney    Mon Jul 27, 2009 19:06 
   Protest a major success     Joe Mooney    Tue Jul 28, 2009 22:59 
   To the ex-port worker     Wayne    Wed Jul 29, 2009 00:12 
   Bad behaviour knows no borders.     Joe Mooney    Sun Aug 02, 2009 14:53 
   Dockers in Court today     Joe Mooney    Thu Aug 06, 2009 01:01 
   Workers vindicated in court     Joe Mooney    Thu Aug 06, 2009 21:27 
 10   good TV report on Dockers court case     Joe Mooney    Thu Aug 06, 2009 21:54 
 11   Gary     Gary    Thu Aug 06, 2009 23:33 
 12   Dockers Court Victory Photos     Michael Gallagher    Fri Aug 07, 2009 13:16 
 13   .     Michael Gallagher    Fri Aug 07, 2009 13:43 
 14   We Don't Want Crumbs....     Michael Gallagher    Fri Aug 07, 2009 19:34 
 15   Thomas Cooke workers supporting Dockers protest     Joe Mooney    Sun Aug 09, 2009 20:11 
 16   Latest news on the strike     Joe Mooney    Sat Aug 15, 2009 17:51 


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