The Week at Work

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The Week at Work episodes

  • 137. James Connolly Festival with Eddie Dempsey (RMT) & Denise Curran (Mandate Trade Union)

    This week we have a special episode from the James Connolly Festival where Dave Gibney

    hosts a discussion between Eddie Dempsey, Senior Assistant General Secretary
    from the RMT, Denise Curran, President of Mandate Trade Union and our own Michelle
    Byrne, Trade Union Left Forum (TULF).

    The discussion is: Trade Unions: Radical or Redundant

     

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    39 min
  • 136. Media blackout on Peace, Tax Breaks and Tech Workers Organising

    This week Michelle and Glenn discuss:

    • Red C poll / Coalition “rift” and anti immigrant sentiment
    • Performance of Gov parties vis a vis what is happening at societal level (industrial
      • disputes, call for wage increases etc)
    • Media Blackout on PANA poll
    • Clare Daly advocates for peace on RTÉ Upfront
    • Decay of US economy (based off this piece https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/27/china-economic-alternative-us-led-financial-order/)
    • Tax Breaks and the Squeezed Middle
    • Forsa conference, HSE outsourcing and pressure on the health system
    • Emerald Air (Aer Lingus regional) dispute
    • IWU Iceland workers dispute update
    • Tech workers unionising with FSU and impact of anti-trade union legislation
    • ICTU calls for minimum wage increase, a living wage and abolition of discriminatory
      • rates of page based on age
    • Peace and Neutrality Alliance poll - 87% support ceasefire
    • Irish multinational in Columbia disrupting peace

      • And much more…

      43 min
    • 135. Northern Elections, Neutrality Attacks and Worker Power

      This week Dave and Michelle are joined by Stiofán O’Nualláin

      to discuss:

      • Elections in the North
      • The erosion of Irish neutrality
      • Migration, climate and rise of hate
      • Iceland workers strike
      • Debenhams workers win WRC case
      • Corporate veil protecting employers
      • Sacked Murphy 4 - Unite campaign
      • An Scoil Chois Claí - Inis Oírr details

        • And much more…

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        47 min
      • 134. Interview with IWU General Secretary
        Michelle spoke to Jamie Murphy, acting General Secretary of the Independent Workers Union (IWU) about the union and it’s most recent campaigns with Iceland store workers, bogus self employment of Home help workers by the state and more.
        Support the Iceland workers strike fund here: https://gofund.me/b4cbe2df
        48 min
      • Ep 132. Good Friday Legacy, Abortion Review, Niall Collins, investment funds, 10B surplus & More!

        This week Clare is joined by Amy Rafferty member of Connolly Youth Movement and Left Bloc member to discuss

        Her recent article on LeftBloc.ie ,

        Good Friday Agreement celebrations and it's economic legacy

        Abortion Review & the effort to stall progress

        Niall Collins & The Ditch

        Investment Funds and Social Housing

        10 billion rainy day fund while the world burns,

        Who will pay the 8 billion euro penalties for our carbon emissions?


        & More!


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        49 min

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