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Dunnes reinstate sacked shop steward

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | news report author Friday February 24, 2006 23:07author by Dermot Connolly - Joanne delaney Support groupauthor phone 087 7675691 Report this post to the editors

Dunnes Stores today wrote to Joanne delaney reinstating her

Joanne Delaney Support Group

Press statement
Friday24th feb 2005

Dunnes Stores reinstate sacked shop steward

Dunnes Stores have today written to sacked shop steward, Joanne Delaney telling her that she has been reinstated in her job at Dunnes at the Ashleaf Centre in Crumlin.

The Joanne Delaney Support Group Calls on Dunnes to reinstate Joanne without any conditions. She must be allowed to resume her union activity and represent Mandate members, and indentify herself as a union member by wearing her union badge without any hindrance from management.

Joanne Delaney wishes to thank all those who supported her. She said “ it was the support and solidarity of fellow trade unionists who organised protests throughout the country, and shoppers who use the Ashleaf outlet, who by wearing a Mandate stick on badge and complaining to management, have done so much to bring this situation about.”
Contact Dermot Connolly 087 7675691

author by Jason - Organise!publication date Sat Feb 25, 2006 00:02author email organiseireland at yahoo dot ieauthor address P.O. Box 505, Belfast, BT12 6BQauthor phone Report this post to the editors

Joanne's reinstatement is a victory for workers everywhere facing harassment and intimidation at work. It is a victory that defends and reasserts the right of workers to organise free from bullying, intimidation and harassment.

The campaign for Joanne's reinstatement had been growing over the past number of weeks with pickets of more and more Dunnes stores. Everyone who was engaged in acts of solidarity with Joanne has had a part to play in this victory.

In the north the initiative in picketing Dunnes outlets was taken by Organise! who were quickly joined by others, including the Belfast and District Trades Union Council, in the demand that Joanne be reinstated and the right of workers to organise be upheld. Congratulations to Joanne and everyone involved in this campaign.

Related Link: http://www.organiseireland.org
author by kevin - imc eirepublication date Sat Feb 25, 2006 00:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This is great to hear.

author by Graham Ó Maonaigh - Labour Youthpublication date Sat Feb 25, 2006 03:14author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Congratulations to Joanne and hopefully Dunnes' will start recognising Unions and their representiatives.

Related Link: http://www.labouryouth.ie
author by Davy Carlin - Organise!publication date Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:16author address author phone Report this post to the editors

It shows when we stand together, and across that thin line of the North and South that 'divides us', that such unity is strength - this as proven, again, in real terms.

Well done alll who lent, provided, and initiated all various acts of solidarity.

A great result -well done all.

author by Dublinfidelpublication date Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

So have Dunnes Stores now changed their employee dress code to allow badges?
Or was this just a cynical stunt by the unions?

author by Supporterpublication date Mon Feb 27, 2006 17:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Joanne was back at work today with her Mandate badge pinned to her uniform.

Well done Joanne

author by Alan MacSimoin - Workers Solidarity Movementpublication date Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Great to see Dunnes backing down and reinstating Joanne.

Management thought they would have another go at the union in a store where only a minority are unionised. They clearly didn't expect the letters and emails of protest, the threat of losing some customers, the solidarity protests.

Joanne was very courageous in standing her ground. The protests organised by the local support group and the socialist & anarchist organisations did make a difference.

It's a small victory but one we should be publicising. If we dare to fight, we also dare to win. If we never fight back, we never win.

author by Michael Rpublication date Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:53author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Fantastic news! Congradulations to Joanne for her incredibly brave stance. And congradulations to all those who were behind her and helped her to be re-instated.

I would have been extremely suprised if this was not the eventual outcome. Dunnes could not afford the adverse publicity and it was an incredibly stupid move on their part.

This is a good victory for Justice and Human Rights. But nevertheless only a small one in the bigger scheme of things. I would now like to see this victory being built upon. In a previous Indymedia article Mandate agreed they would pursue the idea of a National Wear Your Union Badge Day throughout Dunnes Stores outlets:-

"At its recent Executive meeting.Mandate agreed that a budget would be set aside to support solidarity action to back Joanne’s demand for reinstatement. it was also agreed to pursue the idea the idea of a National Wear Your Union Badge Day throughout Dunnes Stores outlets"

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/74468

There is nothing like momentum and NOW is the time to work and move on this. And of course why stop at Dunnes - There should be a designated National Wear Your Union Badge Day for EVERYONE throughout Ireland. In a previous comment I suggested this might conincide with MayDay. On second thoughts it would probably be better to have this on a seperate day so as to sort of create two Labour Days in the calender.

I really hope this is pursued.

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