Comments on The Pensive Quill: Towards A General Strike

Sean, A few years back the company I worked for w...

2011-12-18T17:53:20.664Z

Sean,
A few years back the company I worked for was taken over by an English firm. No Polish, No Blacks and No Irish in sight not even a dog.
There was no economic recession at that time and yet our previous terms and conditions were torn to shreds.
Pay cuts, staff cuts, no extra pay for over-time or working unsociable hours.
Wage restructuring, pay restructuring and quick fire dismissals for anyone who offered serious protests.
As workers we joined together and we sought guidance and advice and more guidance and advice and it got us absolutely no where.
Quickly we contacted a trade union whom many of us have been with for almost four years and guess what it got us no where.
Workers are more vulnerable than they have been at almost anytime.
Yet there is nothing in place to safe guard people against this type of manipulation.
Mass action around certain issues is great but what about the workers who do not fall into that certain criteria?

Brilliant article Sean. Marty, I wish you’d stop g...

2011-12-17T08:32:33.761Z

Brilliant article Sean. Marty, I wish you’d stop going on about migrant workers, it’s the fat cat bosses who are at fault, not them. I remember a while back when the NIPSA strike was in force, a fiend told me that they’d been talking to a member of SF and this SF member told him that the strike was being orchestrated by the sticks to get at Ruane! I won’t repeat here the language I used when he told me that. It reminded me of the hunger/job marches/riots in the 30’s that I read about, when catholics and protestants came together in a common cause only to have it dashed when the Unionist hierarchy warned that it was a Republican plot to lead them into a (re) united Ireland. SF’s hypocrisy is staggering, I haven’t tried to put my boot through the tv screen in years, but when I saw that arrogant Bastard O’Dowd on talking about taking away teachers jobs as if it meant nothing to him (it probably doesn’t) my blood boiled and Mrs Git had to restrain me from doing aforementioned damage to the tv. Why do people still vote for and believe these Fuckers, it’s beyond me!

Kieran thats why I,m leaving out vodka,and potatoe...

2011-12-16T15:21:27.102Z

Kieran thats why I,m leaving out vodka,and potatoes on christmas eve,you can bet some Polish f##ker has taken santa,s job.the working class needs unity like never before,its a fair bet that those who like and need to keep the workers apart will be exploiting this present situation.a general redout out rather than a general strike is whats needed ,just before we put the bankers and their mates in high office against the wall, I have a lovely big wall I,d gladly donate to the revolution..

If people are unwilliing to work for the salary on...

2011-12-16T11:35:30.140Z

If people are unwilliing to work for the salary on offer, there are many who will do the work cheaper.Staff in shops and restaurants know this and never strike.Unemployment in the teaching profesion is rife, new entrants are unable to force wages down.Many public secor staff could afford to work for a lot less.Same goes for banking etc.