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Liberty Template Vol. 17 No 4 September 2018 ISSN 0791-458X No people’s Housing crisis Palestine budget impact on Page 28-29 Page 10-11 members Page 16-17 Raise the Roof on October 3rd by Frank Connolly Radical political action is required to force the Government to roll out a major, public building programme to deal with the urgent need for social and affordable housing, according to SIPTU General Secretary Joe O’Flynn. He has called on SIPTU members, their families and friends to join the ‘Raise the Roof’ rally to be held outside Leinster House on Wednes - day, 3rd October. The rally organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the National Homeless and Housing Coalition, the National Womens’ Council and the Union of Students in Ireland is timed to coincide with a Dáil motion on the housing crisis. The motion calls for the immediate construction of quality, afford - able public housing, an end to evictions and the inclusion of the right to housing in the Irish Constitution. It is supported by opposition par - i _ _ _ r_ . : ties including Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, People Before Profit/Solidar - ity, the Social Democrats, the Green Party and Independents4Change. Trade union members and other campaigners have been lobbying Fianna Fáil deputies and senators over recent months to support the call for a massive, publicly led, social and affordable housing pro - gramme. They will seek to have the party support the motion to be tabled by the other opposition parties. “It is no exaggeration to say that the housing crisis is damaging the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and their families. As with any crisis it is working people, those on low and average incomes, who suffer the most,” O’Flynn said. Hundreds of young people in a sit down protest at Oc tober 3r d “Buying your own home is now beyond reach for a generation of the Parnell monument in O'Connell Street, Dublin young people. The shortage of public, social and affordable housing on Wednesday, 12th September. They were protesting againstC the forced removal of housing M Y CM MY CY CMY means that tens of thousands are forced into the rental sector. K activists from a property nearby on the previous “Rents are increasing, as landlords take advantage of the shortfall night. Photo: RollingNews Continued on page 2 OC T 3r d R ally at L eins ter H ouse @12.30- 2pm WORKERS RIGHTS CENTRE 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., www .ic tu.ie /raise ther oo f Monday - Friday [email protected] #Raise The Roo f #Homes For All #Oc t3r d 2 Liberty In this month’sLiberty SEPTEMBER 2018 News SIPTU activist injured during Dublin eviction Industrial News Page 4-8 Big Start Campaign Page 9 Liberty View Liberty Page 13 View Masked private security men leaving North Frederick Street in Dublin after evicting housing activists from a property on Tuesday, 11th September. Defining workplace A SIPTU activist in Dublin City police van. tion from a member of the Garda bullying University was among those in - He said: “I was not in the prop - which resulted in me being hurled erty but as a supporter of the ‘Take down the steps on to the Page 19 jured during the high profile evic - Back the City’ campaign I was no - pavement. tion of protesters on 11th tified that an eviction was taking “I was then arrested and held in September from a building on at about 6.00 p.m. As we live close Store Street station with several North Frederick Street, Dublin 1, to the building myself and my girl - others. After my release I went to The house was occupied to high - friend cycled to it to see what was the Mater Hospital A&E and SIPTU District light the growing housing crisis in happening for ourselves.” treated for severe bruising.” He added: “We were shocked to The unidentified security com - Council News the city. Seamus Farrell, a SIPTU member see men in masks using a power pany using a vehicle with English Page 22 and activist with Dublin Central saw to force their way into what registration plates removed the Housing Action, complained that was a completely peaceful occupa - activists on foot of a court order. he was thrown down a set of gran - tion. I began to film what was ite steps before being put into a going on and this provoked a reac - Civil Rights struggle Page 26 Newry Mourne and Down District Council workers set for industrial action Trade union members in counted on 12th September and camel’s back was the attempt to A league going Newry Mourne and Down showed members were over - force through a detrimental Man - nowhere? District Council have voted to whelmingly in favour of industrial aging Attendance Procedure with - take industrial action in a dis - action.The move comes follows a out negotiation or consultation. Page 34 long-running dispute between This potentially breaches TUPE pute resulting from attempts management and workers follow - regulations and could be detri - to erode workers’ terms and ing the creation of the super coun - mental to workers with disabili - conditions. cil through the merger of Down ties. We are concerned that the The consultative ballot con - District Council and Newry and management side only wants to ducted by the Joint Trade Union Mourne District Council. talk about effective implementa - Side (JTUS), which includes SIPTU, SIPTU Organiser, Niall McNally, tion dates rather than a negotiated NIPSA, UNITE and the GMB, was Editor: Frank Connolly, SIPTU Head of Communications said: “The straw that broke the settlement of our differences.” Journalist: Scott Millar Design: Sonia Slevin (SIPTU), Joe Mitchell (Brazier Media) Publications Assistant: Deirdre Price Continued from page 1 — Raise the Roof on October 3rd Administrative Assistant: Karen Hackett Produced, designed, edited and printed by trade union labour. in supply. Young workers and stu - payments due to financial diffi - those who are profiting from the Printed by The Irish Times, City West, Dublin. dents find it almost impossible to culty. They are then forced into lack of social and affordable hous - Liberty is dedicated to providing a platform for progressive news and views. find decent accommodation at af - unsuitable accommodation in ho - ing which makes life a misery for If you have any ideas for articles or comments please contact: [email protected] fordable prices, particularly when tels or emergency hubs. A genera - so many families across the coun - they work in low paid, precarious tion of children will grow up try,” he said. The SIPTU Dublin Liberty is published by the Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 employment,” the SIPTU General without knowing what a normal District Council is co-ordinating SIPTU General Secretary, Joe O’Flynn • General Secretary Designate, Joe Cunningham • Secretary told Liberty. home is like.” the union’s participation in the Deputy General Secretary, Ethel Buckley • Deputy General Secretary, John King • “More and more families are “It is important that we come rally. It is calling on all members Deputy General Secretary, Gerry McCormack forced into homelessness because out in large numbers to support to stand with the union flag on Production: SIPTU Communications Department, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, rents are too high or because they this call for immediate action that 3rd October. Tel: 01 8588217 • Email: [email protected] cannot meet their mortgage re - puts the public interest ahead of See page 13, 16 - 17. Liberty 3 News SEPTEMBER 2018 Rising Tides for women in music Harper, Úna Monaghan. Photos by Cathal Mac an Bheatha. Final encore at the Rising Tides event in Liberty Hall on Sunday, 9th September. A large number of singers, musicians and other member, Karan Casey, described how the campaign seeks to ager, Eamon Murray, and the Head of the Worker’s Rights performers gathered in Dublin for the ‘Rising “change the working environment for women in the worlds Centre in SIPTU, Paul Henry. Tides’ conference and concert in Liberty Hall in of traditional and folk music.” Many of those present sang and played at a well attended early September. Organised by the Fairplé cam - “We are advocating for deep societal change, an improve - concert in Liberty Hall theatre on Sunday 9th September, paign and the Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) ment in the imbalance of line-ups that discriminate against including harper, Una Monaghan, who created a powerful the event highlighted issues of concern to female performers particularly instrumentalists, an end to piece of art about gender balance entitled “What we haven’t women working in Irish traditional and folk sexual harassment and to the macho cultural bravado that Heard?” performed with Pauline Scanlon, Niamh Dunne and music. is endemic within the community,” Casey said. Karan Casey. Other participants complained about the disappointing Exploitation, sexual harassment and bullying in the Other acts included Sile Denvir, Muireann Mic Amh - number of women performers on the line up for music fes - largely male dominated music industry featured in the wide- laoibh, Donal Lunny and Barry Kerr; Emma Langford; the tivals and other major concerts and events. ranging discussions while emerging artists were given advice Friels; Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne; Atlas; and John Among the speakers were singer-songwriter, Eleanor by more experienced artists on finding their way in the Spillane. McEvoy, who is chairperson of the Irish Music Rights Organ - music business. isation (IMRO), Folk singer and Fairplé co-founder, Pauline In her opening address Faireplé co-founder and MUI Scanlon, film maker, Nuala O’Connor, musician and man - Raise the Roof campaign launch Raising the roof for housing: Pictured (Left to Right) Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Campaign Officer, Michelle Byrne, Fr Peter McVerry, Sheila Nunan, Orla O’Connor and Aisling Bruen.
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