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Centralised Agreement Best for Public Service Workers Vol. 12 No.2 March 2013 ISSN 0791-458X Glanbia Workplace Interviewdscsdcsdcsdcsd with TUC Nearcdscdscdscds FM - a Committee General Secretary media alternative Page xxxxxxxx Page xxxxxxxxx Interview Page 7 Frances O’Grady Page 8 Page 10 Centralised agreement best for public service workers By Frank Connolly The National Executive Council (NEC) of SIPTU has said that the best way work- ers in the public service can protect their interests is through a single centralised agreement, prohibiting compulsory re- Demonstrators in Cyprus dundancies, limiting redeployment and restricting outsourcing. on Monday (18th March) In detailed statement on the Labour Rela- following the decision by tions Commission (LRC) proposals for a revised EU and international public service agreement, the NEC has said that lenders to impose a levy on they are “the best that could be obtained through negotiation.” bank deposits in exchange It said that a vote against the proposals will for a €10 billion bailout. mean the collapse of the existing Croke Park Agreement with workers facing government imposed pay and pension cuts and individual groups of workers being “isolated and attacked in the desperate quest for savings.” LRC PROPOSALS INTERNATIONAL “Voting No will not make the problem go LIBERTY away. The Croke Park Agreement will collapse FOR A REVISED WOMENS DAY - CROSSWORD and we will still be faced with the cuts agenda AGREEMENT without the protections it provides,” said the Commemorative statement which was issued on 14th March after for pay and reform WIN a Hotel break lengthy discussions by the NEC on the events for two... proposals. in the Public Service Page 3 1 Central to the decision to endorse the proposals Page 31 2 3 was the prospect of legislated pay cuts and a 2013-2016 7 4 protracted campaign of industrial action to resist them. Page 15-18 8 “Undoubtedly, if a protracted industrial cam- 9 paign involving the membership of all unions 10 across the public service could be maintained it 11 12 Continued on page 2 1211 O R G A N I S I N G F O R F A I R N E S S A T W O R K A N D J U S T I C E I N S O C I E T Y • W W W . S I P T U . I E • J O I N O N L I N E 14 2 Liberty In this month’sLiberty MARCH 2013 16 Liberty NOVEMBER 2012 Tens of thousands marched against bank debt Page 6 1913 Lockout Commemorative Events March - April Unveiling: Jackie McKenna with last serving IWWU general secretary Padraigin Ni Mhurchu Page 9 Communities First Plaque honours Lockout role played by the IWWU launched O COMMEMORATE the founding of Page 11 the Irish Women Workers’ Union more than 100 years ago and its role Dreaming in the Zeitgeist Tin the 1913 Lockout, a ceramic I catch them in half light, or winter dawns, plaque was unveiled on International a summer’s evening, shadows cool and blue Women’s Day, Friday 8th March, at the en- when dipping sea gulls skim the brimming river; trance to Liberty Hall. I catch them from the corner of my eye — Feminist and historian Margaret MacCurtain and the the ghosts of women workers long since gone. Liberty View Liberty IWWU’s last serving General Secretary Padraigin Ni I get down on my knees and bless their dust, Mhurchu and IWWU member Kay Marron unveiled the I salute them in my every waking breath — Page 18 plaque. mothers and grandmothers who made a stand Created by the sculptor Jackie McKenna, the plaque against slavery, against the whip hand. View depicts members of the IWWU and the verse of a song sung by striking laundry workers in 1945. Hard times again, a different song of fear, Speaking at the unveiling, Margaret MacCurtain said: a different whip, the same indifferent face. “The significant contribution of many Irish women has We track them through the archives silting dust: State Pension frequently been sidelined in our history. The Irish in photographs, in newsprint yellowing in drawers — (Transition) Women Workers’ Union is an example. undaunted grandmothers, mothers of the poor, “Initiatives such as the one today serve to remind us the ones who raised their voices to be heard, Page 19 all of the central role played by women generally and, spat on, slagged off and slandered by the mob in particular, the membership of the IWWU in the 1913 they louder spoke for every silenced voice, Lockout. for the lost and broken sisters in their sad haunts. “The union played a key role in the events of 100 years ago, not only standing up for their own right to Sometimes on the city’s granite quays organise in the pursuit of better pay and working con- we sense them in the river’s lonely prayers. Chavez loss ditions but also, in many cases, working tirelessly to They reach between the future and the past support others in their fight. their work-worn hands across from there to here. Page 25 “Women like Delia Larkin, Hanna Sheehy Skeffing- They watch their daughters dancing out their fate ton, Louie Bennet, Helena Molony, Mary Galway, Rosie under the waxing or under the waning moon: Hackett and a host of others have become part of the stars in their courses, wise bringers of dream. school curriculum because other women will not let They will not let us rest — they need us now them be forgotten. as much as we need them, to show the way. “Jackie McKenna's plaque will ensure we continue to Paula Meehan remember these and other women and establish them Sport in the mainstream rather than the margins." became the Irish Women Workers’ Union) to refuse to take SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor said: “The off their union badge while at work in Jacobs Biscuits Page 30 decision by three young women, members of the played a significant role in the decision by Dublin employ- women workers branch of the ITGWU (which later ers to enforce the lockout”. Continued from page 1 — Centralised agreement best for public service workers would present a major difficulty for ment or outsourcing. ment in place for the period envis- the employer, which in this case is “This in turn would open the wayaged,” the statement said. the Government. It would become a for one group after the other to be iso- It added that in the event that the Liberty is dedicated to providing a platform for progressive news and views. gigantic trade dispute which would lated and attacked, potentially forfeit-proposal is accepted by the member- challenge both the Government and ing far more than what is envisaged ship, SIPTU will not participate in any If you have any ideas for articles or comments please contact: [email protected] public service union memberships in the LRC proposals. The purpose ofrenegotiation of it which would entail generally. trade unions is to advance the inter- any further diminution of pay and Liberty is published by the Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union, “Ultimately, the real danger is thatests of workers in times of prosperityterms of employment. Any such at- Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 public service workers could end up and to defend them during down- tempt would be actively opposed by SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor • Vice President, Patricia King • with the worst of both worlds, i.e. leg- turns. the union, the statement said. General Secretary, Joe O’Flynn islated pay cuts on one hand and no “Doing so entails making the best The Minister for Public Expendi- Production: SIPTU Communications Department, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, agreement on the other. Then work- judgements we can in each given cir- ture and Reform, Brendan Howlin, Tel: 01 8588217 • Email: [email protected] ers would suffer the cuts but they cumstance. We believe the best strat-has warned that the government will SIPTU Head of Communications, Frank Connolly • Journalist: Scott Millar • would have no protection against egy for these extraordinary times is tolegislate to reduce public service pay Design: Sonia Slevin (SIPTU) & Joe Mitchell (Brazier Media) • compulsory redundancy, redeploy- keep the centralised collective agree- if the LRC proposals are rejected. Publications Assistant, Deirdre Price • Administrative Assistant, Karen Hackett Produced, designed, edited and printed by trade union labour Advertise in Liberty Printed and distributed by The Irish Times, City West, Dublin. To advertise in Liberty, contact the Communications Department on 01 858 6372 or email [email protected] • Liberty offers very competitive rates for advertisements which reach SIPTU members countrywide Liberty 3 News MARCH 2013 Sarah King of the ETUC speaking at the Congress Women’s Committee annual conference on Friday, (8th March) Shane Mac Thomais leading the tour Series of events through Glasnevin cemetery that visited the graves of women activists marks women’s contribution to cause of labour ORE than 600 Irish Women Workers’ Union people attended a (IWWU) and the evolution of Inter- weekend of SIPTU- national Women’s Day. hosted events in A lively History Ireland Hedge M School saw historians Rosemary March to mark the role played by women in the Cullen Owens, Mary Jones, Mary labour movement. McAuliffe, Theresa Moriarty and On International Women’s Day, Padraig Yeates discuss the legacy of (Friday 8th March) Liberty Hall the IWWU. Centre hosted the Congress The debate touched upon the class Women’s Committee annual confer- aspects of the feminist movement in ence. Among those addressing the the early 20th century and the event were survivors of the Magda- impact on women workers of the Threads of history: Mary Maguire, Mary Hunter, Jo Banks and Helen Jacobson, end of British rule.
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