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Cityjet strikers arrested

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Friday October 25, 2002 15:03author by Andrew

A number of the SIPTU City Jet strikers (plus SP councillor Clare Daly - who is in the rank and file 'Dublin Airport Workers Network') were arrested today. This is for breaching the injuction given to management prohibiting protests/pickets on City Jet. They are in the Bridewell garda station at present.

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Last Night
author by Markpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 15:13author address author phone

I was out there last night. Were any of the lads who were there then arrested or just the people who were injuncted?

SIPTU fuckers...
author by MGpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 16:06author address author phone

SIPTU fat-cats in Liberty Hall are denying that the people involved in the airport protests are their members...

They have described the Dublin Airport Workers Network as a "splinter group" and have refused to comment to the media on today's arrests...

Fair play to City Jet workers!
author by I hate bureacratspublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 16:13author address author phone

Well you have to remember that Des Garaghty and the rest of the bureacrats are very busy men, they have cheese and wine receptions with big business to go to. They have to do deals with our 'partners'. They can't be involved in things like real struggle or strikes.

Strikers released
author by Alan MacSimoin - Workers Solidarity Movementpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 17:00author address author phone

The arrested strikers (and Clare Daly of DAWN) were released this afternoon - but are back in court next Thursday.

More at:
author by MGpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 17:31author address author phone

http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/1025/cityjet.html

(Note the lack of reference to SIPTU)

SIPTU 'leadership'
author by OK - SPpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 18:57author address author phone

Where are the likes of Des Geraghty when it comes to workers fighting for their rights? Where are the so-called 'Labour' party?

I'll tell you where they are..... they are thinking about the next deal they will do with the employers. Actually tonight they're probably congratulating Pat Rabbitte with a few glasses of bubbly in some posh hotel.

PS
Why dont the media say that Clare is a Socialist Party councillor?

Fair play to Claire Daly and the SP and the workers picketing
author by Phuq Heddpublication date Fri Oct 25, 2002 20:37author address author phone

These pickets deserve the maximum amount of support possible. Airport workers have been screwed over in a big way for years now. Maybe SIPTU are only interested in supporting rich pilots.

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