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McDonalds tries to bust NZ union- SupersizeMyPay film screening
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Tuesday May 16, 2006 02:08
by Joe C - Unite Workers Union
solidarityjoe at yahoo dot com
087 9465 964
fast food rebellion comes to Dame Street
The Unite union in New Zealand has organised 3000 workers in the fast food industry, recently winning a fight with KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut. They now face a concerted attack by McDonalds to smash the union, and are appealing for international solidarity.
Rushes of the forthcoming film, SupersizeMyPay, will be screened this Friday, 7.30pm, in Stabucks, Dame Street, Dublin. All trade unionists and activists who want to show solidarity and spread the fast food rebellion are welcome.
More info, txt Joe at 087 9465 964
or email solidarityjoe@yahoo.com
Comments (9 of 9)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Is this for real?
4 real
4 how long it lasts? is another matter
aren't we supposed to be boycotting starbucks?
But is it just going to be a shambles with a crew of people showing up as a result of the heavy postering in town and some sort of scurrying with the security at the doors? Has there been some sort of consultation with the Starbucks workers there? Just curious, not dissing the screening, I'll probably be there myself.
...Joe C is home from NZ and is fired up from his actions in NZ with the fast food workers there.
I dont see it being replicated here. Workforce very different, more transient, less homogenous, apathetic.
Not sure what the point of this action is, apart from sabre rattling/spectacle/media stunt (more than likely the last of the three).
We'll see... but if it does succeed all the better to him, its something that other groups should have been doing long ago but never did... the short lived 'stand up for your rights' thing seems to have totally fizzled out.
Seriously though, why the hell is it being screened in Starbucks.....can't it be screened somewhere else....
Can't see the diference between the workers in NZ and in Dublin, unless you know something that I don't of course.
I would say they actually have a lot in common and what has been missing is an effective union campaign to organise them.
I mean who would have thought that the Irish Ferries demos were possible a year ago?
Fair play to Unite!
starbucks does seem an odd choice of venue but i think it amply illustrates joes sense of irony. probably wont get to it but hope the showing goes well.
Maybe he got Starbucks to allow the screening, in a lot of places they want to be seen as community accessable for marketing purposes.
That aside there have in fact been a number of similar initatives over the last year including the 'Stand up for Your rights' campaign which ran over last summer and also the campaign in support of the Tesco temp workers. Many of the (small number of) activists from these campaigns moved into the IWU over the last year which is one reason why they 'disappeared' - the work is still being done, just in a different form and under a different banner.
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