Workplace

Big gains for contract workers in UCD

Date:

Like many other employers UCD has sought to save money in the last couple of decades by refusing to create permanent pensionable posts. Instead, a growing percentage of the workforce have been left on short-term contracts without any pension rights.

Fransa'da Grev Dalgasi

Date:

Neden burada degil de Fransa'da?

1995 yilinin son ayinda Fransa'yi sarsan grev dalgasi, Fransiz isci sinifinin essiz savasci ruhunun bir diger ornegini olusturuyor. Ancak, greve yol acan nedenlere ve Fransa'da isyerlerindeki orgutlulugun goreli zayifligina yakindan bakildiginda, akla su soru geliyor: "Eger Fransiz iscileri bunu becerebiliyorsa, biz neden beceremeyelim?"

De Franse Stakingsgolf - Waarom niet hier?

Date:

De Stakingsgolf die Frankrijk deed schudden aan het eind van 1995 is een ander voorbeeld van de grote vechtersgeest van de Franse werkende klasse. Maar als we kijken naar de aanleiding van de stakingen en de relatieve zwakte van de franse arbeiders organisatie rijst de vraag: "als zij het kunnen, dan waarom wij niet"?

Grevdeki Gama işçileri

Date:

Grevdeki Gama işçileri, ücretlerinin işverenleri tarafından gasp edilerek bir Hollanda bankasında saklanan kısmını geri aldılar; ve Mayıs ayı sonunda fazla mesaiyle ilgili şartları içeren sözleşme lehinde oy kullandılar. Bu çokuluslu büyük kabadayı inşaat şirket sayısız numaraya başvurmuştu.

Νέες μορφές εκμετάλλευσης

Date:

Κατά τη διάρκεια Ιουλίου-Αυγούστου 2005, οι μεγαλύτερες πολωνικές εφημερίδες, τηλεοπτικοί και ραδιοφωνικοί σταθμοί μετέδιδαν μια ιστορία σχετικά με δύο πολωνούς εργάτες οι οποίοι απολύθηκαν από την TESCO στο Δουβλίνο, επειδή αγωνίζονταν για τα δικαιώματα των εργατών. Ένας από αυτούς, ο Radek Sawicki, μιλά για τον αγώνα ενάντια στην TESCO και τα αποτελέσματά του.

Το DVD διατίθεται ταχυδρομικά

Date:

Τα 73 λεπτά της διάρκειας το φιλμ, με συνεντεύξεις και έμφαση στα κυριότερα σημεία της απεργίας αυτής. Ο προφανής κίνδυνος που υπάρχει για κάθε ντοκουμέντο που παράγεται από μια πολιτική οργάνωση είναι μπορεί εύκολα να μεταβληθεί σε μέσο προπαγάνδας με σκοπό το όφελος της όποιας οργάνωσης. Αλλά με το DVD αυτό, δεν συμβαίνει κάτι τέτοιο. Για πάνω από ένα χρόνο Τούρκοι εργαζόμενοι έχουν αρχίσει ένα αγώνα ενάντια στην πολυεθνική κατασκευαστική εταιρία Gama για να αναγκαστεί να αυξήσει τους μισθούς, να βελτιώσει τις συνθήκες εργασίας και να πετύχει την αποπληρωμή των χρημάτων που πάρθηκαν από τους μισθούς τους και κατατέθηκαν σε ξένη τράπεζα χωρίς να το γνωρίζουν οι ίδιοι οι εργαζόμενοι.

Irish solidarity with Swedish strikers

Date:

On November 15th the Swedish Workers Centralorganiation (SAC) called a 24 hour strike in protest against unemployment laws proposed by the new right-wing government.

The Swedish government wants to cut its financial contribution to unemployment funds by 50%, in order to finance more tax cuts for the wealthy, a move they claim will “stimulate the Swedish economy”. 600,000 people depended on benefits last year.

Dublin demonstration is Solidarity with Swedish strike

Date:

The SAC has called for a 24 hour strike in protest against unemployment laws proposed by the new right-wing government. The strike has been called for November 15th, the day before the Swedish parliament votes on the bill.

Demo in Solidarity with SAC

6pm
13-17 Dawson St.

A Bigger Slice For Domino’s Staff

Date:

The threat of strike action at Domino’s Pizzas in Naas saw SIPTU members secure substantial pay increases. A ban on overtime showed management that the workers were serious, when they voted to strike the bosses caved in and conceded a pay increase of 15% over 27 months. The union also won improved holiday and service leave arrangements.

Review: The GAMA Strike DVD

Date:

For almost a year Turkish workers at the multi-national construction company Gama waged a struggle to secure trade union rates of pay, improved working conditions and to reclaim wages which had been siphoned from their pay packets and placed in foreign bank accounts opened in their names but without their knowledge. A co-production by the Socialist Party and Frameworks Films, “The Gama Strike: A victory for all workers” is an attempt to document and highlight the exploitation and subsequent struggle faced by the Turkish workers.

Syndicate content