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WSM supporting the workers at the Four courts
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Friday August 07, 2009 - 23:46 by Various   image 1 image
On Friday 31st July workers at Thomas Cook occupied the shop on Grafton street. Management got a court injunction against the occupation and on Monday morning a huge force of Gardai sealed off the area, smashed their way into the shop and arrested the 28 workers inside. The workers at Thomas Cook were fighting for a better redundancy package. To the approximately €700,000 offered by the company, the workers are demanding an added €300,000. That afternoon the High Court released the workers and negotiations were started on an improved redundancy package. The articles were written by WSM members involved in supporting the struggle of the Thomas Cook workers. ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Tuesday August 04, 2009 - 20:56 by Jack Carrigan   image 1 image
In the early hours of the morning dozens of Gardai (Irish police) sealed off a section of the city to smash their way into the Thomas Cook offices which were being occupied by the workers resisting the attempt by management to shut down the offices. The text that follows was written before the events of this morning, ... read full story / add a comment
ierland / groot-brittannië / workplace struggles / news report Wednesday July 29, 2009 - 20:27 by Alan MacSimóin
De bezetting van de motor onderdelen fabriek Visteon in Belfast eindigde op 3 mei, toen het bedrijf toe gaf en instemde met extra compensatie van tussen zes maanden en bijna twee jaar geld voor de arbeiders voor het verlies van hun banen. ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / anarchist movement / news report Saturday July 25, 2009 - 23:57 by Workers Solidarity Movement   image 1 image
The Workers Solidarity Movement and Anarchist Communist Discussion Group, organised a successful day of discussions and workshops last Saturday in the Belfast Unemployed Centre tackling issues such as fighting fascism and racism from a class perspective, anarchist organisation and our vision of a free, classless, post-capitalist society.

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ireland / britain / anarchist movement / press release Monday July 13, 2009 - 22:35 by WSM   image 1 image
July - August 2009 Edition of the Workers Solidarity freesheet is now online for you to download or read. ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / community struggles / news report Friday July 10, 2009 - 20:56 by WSM (Audio - Andrew Text- Fin) + S2S (Txt-Stephl)   image 1 image
Monday July 6th Shell to Sea protestors broke through a weak spot in the armada deployed to defend the Solitaire at Shell's the supply port in Killybeg, North Western Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
Harold H Thompson 1942-2008
Ιρλανδία / Μεγάλη Βρετανία / Αναρχικό κίνημα / Νέα Thursday July 09, 2009 - 23:32 by Sean Matthews   image 1 image
Ο θάνατος του φυλακισμένου Αμερικανού αναρχικού Harold H Thompson τον Οκτώβρη που μας πέρασε ήταν το τέλος ενός επαναστάτη, ενός μαχητή των ελευθεριακών ιδεών, που παρέμεινε ανυπότακτος μπροστά σε μια κοινωνία βασισμένη στην εξουσία και την εκμετάλευση. ... read full story / add a comment
Irish Navy gunship in the Bay
ireland / britain / community struggles / news report Wednesday July 08, 2009 - 18:41 by Andrew   image 2 images
I arrived in occupied Erris on Friday evening having travelled down to take part in a national meeting of Shell to Sea groups. It had been a busy week for the campaign as the state had reacted to the ongoing resistance to Shell in Erris by seizing fishing boats, sending 7 people to jail without trial and banning two more from Co. Mayo. Not only had hundreds of state forces including the police, navy, air force and possibly the army been deployed to suppress protest in Erris but those of us doing solidarity work elsewhere had found from time to time that we were being followed by the secret police. ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / anarchist movement / news report Monday July 06, 2009 - 03:12 by Sean Matthews- personal capacity   text 2 comments (last - friday july 10, 2009 - 07:28)   image 1 image
The passing of US anarchist prisoner, Harold H Thompson last October marked the end of a revolutionary, a fighter for the libertarian ideal, who remained unbowed and unbroken in the face of a social order built on domination and exploitation. ... read full story / add a comment
Shell dreggers protected by 18 police and private security ribs
ireland / britain / community struggles / news report Saturday June 27, 2009 - 00:04 by Andrew   text 1 comment (last - friday july 03, 2009 - 00:26)   image 7 images   audio 2 audio files
The long running struggle in the west of Ireland against the imposition of an experimental gas pipeline on the community of Rossport has once more reached a high water mark with the arrival of Shell's pipelayingship off the coast. It is escorted by 2 Irish Navy gunboats, 18+ police and private security ribs a helicopter, 300 police and 180 private security on shore. WSM members on the ground at Rossport are reporting on the resistance and repression live via Twitter and by audio interview via Skype.
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ierland / groot-brittannië / workplace struggles / news report Wednesday June 03, 2009 - 20:28 by Sean Matthews
De bezettingen bij Visteon tonen aan dat we verre van apathisch zijn als het gaat om het verdedigen van onze banen, lonen en levensstandaard. Arbeiders begonnen op 31 maart met het bezetten van de Finaghy fabriek, nadat bestuurders het verlies aankondigden van rond 600 banen bij Visteon/Ford fabrieken in Belfast, Basildon en Enfield in Engeland. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Wednesday May 27, 2009 - 18:53 by Sean Matthews - personal capacity
In April, twenty six traffic attendants were sacked for resorting to a half-day un-official strike, after management ignored their grievances over working conditions. The health and safety issues include faulty and inadequate equipment, deplorable sanitary and toilet facilities. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Tuesday May 19, 2009 - 01:02 by Workers Solidarity Movement
On Saturday 9th May, the Belfast branch of the WSM held a public meeting at An Culturlann in West Belfast on ‘Can Direct Action achieve success’.

Contributions from former Visteon workers, Dessie McEnroe and Mark O’Hara on their participation in the occupation, building links with fellow workers and lessons learnt.

Here is a short report and audio recording from the discussion.
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ireland / britain / economy / news report Saturday May 16, 2009 - 00:28 by Sean Mallory
Long-term Rossport campaigner, Sean Mallory, gives his views on the give away of Ireland’s natural resources and the recession. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Thursday May 14, 2009 - 20:23 by Sean
The Visteon occupations show that we are far from apathetic when it comes to defending our jobs, wages and standard of living. Workers began occupying the Finaghy plant on March 31st, after administrators announced the loss of around 600 jobs at Visteon/Ford plants at Belfast, Basildon and Enfield in England. Davy McMurray, from the Unite trade union, said the way the job cuts were announced was "brutal." Workers were given six minutes notice of their sackings, being treated like mere commodities to be bought and sold, then discarded by our bosses when necessary. ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / anarchist movement / news report Thursday May 14, 2009 - 20:21 by Andrew & Sean   image 5 images
Thirty or so anarchists marched with the WSM and/or Organise! at the Belfast May day march this year. Initially the rally was addressed by trade unionists including John Maguire, Visteon union convenor.

Alan from the WSM described it as "A lovely sunny day with a good anarchist turnout." and reported that "several people I spoke to afterwards thought a minimum of 2,000 people were on the march, the majority of these from the unions with maybe 20% from different left groups" ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / community struggles / news report Friday May 08, 2009 - 20:09 by Various   image 1 image
The long running struggle in Erris (Rossport) against Shell's attempt to impose an experimental gas pipeline on the local community has once more errupted in recent days with repeated local direct actions against the compound Shell are trying to construct. In his article Erris: Community in Struggle against Shell WSM member Sean Mallory details the latest events following the resumption of construction. Here we provide background articles on the struggle and a focus on the events of last Summer and Autumn which culminated in Shell having to halt construction over winter. The WSM has been active within the community and the national campaign since its beginning. For us, the basis of this campaign is direct action; a local community struggling to gain control over their own environment and the decisions that affect them. Back in 2006 we published this overview of the struggle and laid out the reasons why the Shell pipeline at Rossport is not safe. As well as the issue of local safety the core issue of the struggle continues to be the deal Shell was given for the gas extraction which will see them pay no royalties, this is why Ireland stands to lose €400 billion in natural gas and oil deposits. ... read full story / add a comment
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irlande / grande-bretagne / Économie / nouvelles Monday May 04, 2009 - 01:37 by Benjamin   image 1 image
Manifs monstres et syndicats pas forcément loyaux envers les salarié-e-s, la crise en Irlande nous donne peut être un petit avant-goût de ce qui nous attend en France. Les communistes libertaires sont en pointe dans la lutte. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / miscellaneous / news report Thursday April 23, 2009 - 22:54 by Sean Matthews
If truth be told, should we be surprised by revelations in recent weeks concerning the expenses of ‘our’ politicians? ... read full story / add a comment
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ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Thursday April 23, 2009 - 22:52 by Sean   image 1 image
Belfast City Centre was brought to a standstill last Friday lunchtime in a rally organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) against the latest job losses in the manufacturing and textile industry. ... read full story / add a comment
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